| Comune di Correggio | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Reggio Emilia (RE) |
| Mayor | Marzio Iotti |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Area | 77 km² (30 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2007-05-31) | |
| - Total | 23285[1] |
| - Density | [n. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Reggio Emilia (Provincia di Reggio Emilia is one of the eight provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. a. ] |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | [1] |
| Gentilic | Correggesi |
| Dialing code | 0522 |
| Postal code | 42015 |
| Frazioni | Budrio, Canolo, Fazzano, Fosdondo, Lemizzone, Mandrio, Mandriolo, Prato, San Biagio, San Martino Piccolo, San Prospero. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative |
| Patron | St. Quirinus |
| - Day | June 4 |
| Website: www.municipio.re.it | |
Correggio is a small town in the Province of Reggio Emilia, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, in the Po valley. Saint Quirinus of Neuss (Quirin Quirinus sometimes called Quirinus of Rome (which is the name shared by another martyr) is venerated as a Martyr and Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. The Province of Reggio Emilia (Provincia di Reggio Emilia is one of the eight provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering As of 2007 Correggio had an estimated population of 23,108. [1]
Its patron saint is Quirinus of Neuss[2], to whom the church of San Quirino is dedicated. The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Saint Quirinus of Neuss (Quirin Quirinus sometimes called Quirinus of Rome (which is the name shared by another martyr) is venerated as a Martyr and
It was the seat of Veronica Gambara (1485 - 1550) a noted politician poet who ruled the principality after the death of her husband Giberto X, Count of Correggio from 1518 to 1550. Veronica Gambara ( November 29 1485 – June 13, 1550) was an Italian poet stateswoman and political leader
It is the birth place of the Renaissance painter Antonio Allegri, who was called "il Correggio" from the name of his town,
It is also the birthplace of Venetian School composer Claudio Merulo, the rock singer Luciano Ligabue, the famously disqualified 1908 Summer Olympics marathon runner Dorando Pietri, and the novelist Pier Vittorio Tondelli. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere In music history the Venetian School is a term used to describe the Composers working in Venice from about 1550 to around 1610; it also describes Claudio Merulo (also spelled Merlotti Merulus also Claudio da Correggio 8 April 1533 – 4 May 1604) was an Italian Composer Luciano Ligabue (born March 13, 1960) more commonly known as Ligabue or Liga, is an Italian rock Singer-songwriter, film The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London Dorando Pietri, often wrongly spelled Petri ( October 16, 1885 - February 7, 1942) was an Italian athlete famous for his Pier Vittorio Tondelli (September 14 1955 - December 16 1991 was an Italian writer who wrote a small but influential body of work
Gallery
 palazzo dei Principi |
 Palazzo dei Principi |
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 Teatro Asioli |
 Chiesa di San Quirino |
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Sources
- ^ a b c "The World Gazetteer". Retrieved on 2007-02-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
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