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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Cremona (CR) |
| Mayor | Gian Carlo Corada (since June 14, 2004) |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Area | 69. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Cremona (Italian Provincia di Cremona) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 7 km² (27 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 1, 2005) | |
| - Total | 71,533 |
| - Density | 1,026/km² (2,657/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Cremonesi |
| Dialing code | 0372 |
| Postal code | 26100 |
| Patron | St. Omobono |
| - Day | November 13 |
| Website: www.comune.cremona.it | |
- Cremonese redirects here. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Saint Homobonus (Sant'Omobono Sankt Gutman (d November 13, 1197) was a Merchant from Cremona, northern Italy. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Cremonese redirects here For the football team see US Cremonese Cremona is a City in northern Italy, situated For the football team, see U.S. Cremonese
Cremona is a city in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of the Po river in the middle of the Pianura padana (Po valley). A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments. The Province of Cremona (Italian Provincia di Cremona) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy.
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History
Ancient
Cremona is first mentioned in history as a settlement of the Cenomani, a Gallic(Celtic) tribe that arrived in the Po valley around 400 BC. The Cenomani ( Greek:, Strabo, Ptol;, Polyb) was an ancient tribe of the Cisalpine Gauls who occupied the tract north of the Padus Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering However, the name Cremona was given (most probably) by earlier settlers. In 218 BC the Romans established their first military outpost (a colonia) north of the Po river. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC A Roman colonia (plural coloniae) was originally a Roman outpost established in conquered territory to secure it Cremona and nearby Placentia (modern Piacenza, south of the Po), were founded in the same year, as bases for penetration into what became the Roman Province of Gallia Cisalpina (Cisalpine Gaul). Piacenza ( Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Cisalpine Gaul ( Latin: Gallia Cisalpina, meaning " Gaul on this side of the Alps " was the Roman name for a geographical area (later Cisalpine Gaul ( Latin: Gallia Cisalpina, meaning " Gaul on this side of the Alps " was the Roman name for a geographical area (later Cremona quickly grew into one of the largest towns in northern Italy, as it was on the main road connecting Genoa to Aquileia, the Via Postumia. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Aquileia (also called Aquilegia, Friulian Acuilee/Aquilee, Slovene Oglej) is an ancient Roman city in what is The Via Postumia was an ancient highroad of northern Italy constructed in 148 BC by the Consul Spurius Postumius Albinus. It supplied troops to Julius Caesar and benefited from his rule, but later supported Marcus Iunius Brutus and the Senate in their conflict with Augustus, who, having won, in 40 BC confiscated Cremona's land and redistributed it to his men. Marcus Junius Brutus (85&ndash42 BC or Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus was a Roman senator of the late Roman Republic. The Roman Senate was a political institution in Ancient Rome. Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was The famous poet Virgil, who went to school in Cremona, had to forfeit his ancestral farm ("too close to wretched Cremona"), but later regained it. Publius Vergilius Maro ( October 15, 70 BCE &ndash September 21, 19 BCE later called Virgilius, and known in English as Virgil or The city's prosperity continued to increase until 69, when it was destroyed in the Second Battle of Bedriacum by the troops of Vespasian, fighting to install him as Emperor against his rival Vitellius. The Battle of Bedriacum refers to two battles fought during the Year of the four emperors ( 69) near the village of Bedriacum (now Calvatone Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian ( November 17 9 &ndash June 23 79) was a Roman Emperor who Aulus Vitellius Germanicus, born Aulus Vitellius and commonly known as Vitellius ( 24 September, 15 &ndash 22 December, 69 Cremona was rebuilt with the help of Vespasian himself, but it seems to have failed to regain its former prosperity as it disappeared from history until the 6th century, when it resurfaces as a military outpost of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire during the Gothic War.
Early Middle Ages
When the Lombards invaded much of Italy in the second half of 6th century, Cremona remained a Byzantine stronghold as part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from The Exarchate of Ravenna or of Italy was a centre of Byzantine power in Italy, from the end of the 6th century to 751, when the The city expanded towards the north-west, with the creation of a great trenched camp outside the walls. In 603, it was conquered by the Lombard king Agilulf and again destroyed. Agilulf, called the Thuringian, was the duke of Turin and king of the Lombards (590 &ndash 616 in Italy, the cousin of his predecessor Its territory was divided between the two duchies of Brescia and Bergamo. Brescia ( Lombard: Brèsa) is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Bergamo ( Bèrghem in Lombard, antiquated Wälsch-Bergen in German) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, about However, in 615 queen Theodelinda, a devout Roman Catholic intent on converting her people, had Cremona rebuilt and re-installed a bishop there. Theodelinda, queen of the Lombards, (c 570 - 628 was the daughter of duke Garibald I of Bavaria. Control of the city fell increasingly to its bishop, who become a Holy Roman Empire vassal after Charlemagne's conquest of Italy. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his In this way, Cremona increased its power and its prosperity steadily and some of its bishops had important roles between the 10th and 11th centuries. Bishop Liutprand of Cremona was a member of the Imperial court under the Saxony dynasty and Olderic gained strong privileges for his city from emperor Otto III. Liutprand (also Liudprand, Liuprand, Lioutio, Liucius, Liuzo, and Lioutsios; c The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. Otto III (980 &ndash January 23, 1002) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. Its economy was boosted by the creation of a river port out of the former Byzantine fortress.
However, the two bishops Lambert and Ubaldo created discord with the city's people. Lambert of Cremona was a medieveal Bishop of the Italian City of Cremona. Emperor Conrad II settled the quarrel by entering in Cremona in 1037 together with the young Pope Benedict IX. Conrad II (c 990&ndash June 4, 1039) was the son of a mid-level nobleman in Franconia, Count Henry of Speyer and Adelaide of Alsace who inherited Pope Benedict IX (c 1012 &ndash 1055 1065 or 1085 born Theophylactus, was Pope from 1032 to 1044 again in 1045 and finally from 1047 to 1048 the only
Commune
Under Henry IV, Cremona refused to pay the oppressive taxes requested by the Empire and the bishop. Henry IV ( November 11, 1050 &ndash August 7, 1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 until According to a legend, the great gonfaloniere (mayor) Giovanni Baldesio of Cremona faced the emperor himself in a duel. As Henry was knocked from his horse, the city was saved the annual payment of the 3 kg. golden ball, which, for that year, was instead given to Berta, Giovanni's girlfriend, as her dowry. The first historical news about a free Cremona is from 1093, as it entered into an anti-Empire alliance led by Mathilde of Canossa, together with Lodi, Milan and Piacenza. Matilda of Canossa ( Italian: Matilde, Latin: Mathilde; 1046 &ndash 24 July 1115) called la Gran Contessa Lodi ( pronounced) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, on the right bank of the River Adda. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Piacenza ( Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a The conflict ended with the defeat of Henry IV and his famous humiliation of Canossa to Pope Urban II in 1098. The Walk to Canossa (sometimes called the Way to Canossa; German, Gang nach Canossa; Italian, l'umiliazione di Canossa) refers to Pope Cremona gained the Insula Fulcheria, the area around the nearby city of Crema, as its territory. Crema is a town in the Province of Cremona, in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy.
From this time, the new commune warred against nearby cities to enlarge its territory. In 1107, Cremona conquered Tortona, but four years later its army was heavily defeated near Bressanoro. For the medieval Scholar, see Marziano da Tortona Tortona is a Comune of Piemonte, in the Province of As in many northern Italian cities, the people were divided into two opposing parties, the Guelphs, who were stronger in the new city, and the Ghibellines, who had their base in the old city. The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting respectively the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in central and northern Italy The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting respectively the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in central and northern Italy The parties were so irreconcilable that the former built a second Communal Palace, the still existing Palazzo Cittanova ("new city's palace").
When Frederick Barbarossa descended into Italy to assert his authority, Cremona sided with him in order to gain his support against Crema, which had rebelled with the help of Milan. Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The subsequent victory and its loyal imperial stance earned Cremona the right to create a mint for its own coinage in 1154.
In 1162, Imperial and the Cremonese forces assaulted Milan and destroyed it. However, in 1167 the city changed side and joined the Lombard League. The Lombard League was an alliance formed around 1167, which at its apex included most of the cities of Northern Italy (although its membership changed in Its troops were part of the army that, on May 29, 1176, defeated Barbarossa in the Battle of Legnano. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the The Battle of Legnano was fought on May 29 1176 between the forces of the Holy Roman Empire, led by emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and the However, the Lombard League did not survive this victory for long. In 1213, at Castelleone, the Cremonese defeated the League of Milan, Lodi, Crema, Novara, Como and Brescia. Castelleone is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southeast of Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Lodi ( pronounced) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, on the right bank of the River Adda. Crema is a town in the Province of Cremona, in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Novara ( Nuara in the local Novarese dialect of Western Lombard) is the capital city of the Province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Como is a City in Lombardy, Italy, north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it Brescia ( Lombard: Brèsa) is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. In 1232, Cremona allied itself with Emperor Frederick II, who was again trying to reassert the Empire's authority over Northern Italy. Frederick II ( December 26, 1194 &ndash December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was a Pretender to the title In the Battle of Cortenuova, the Cremonese were on the winning side. The Battle of Cortenuova was fought on 27 November, 1237, when Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II defeated the Lombard League. Thereafter Frederick often held his court in the city. In the Battle of Parma, however, the Ghibellines suffered a heavy defeat and up to two thousand Cremonese were made prisoners. This article is about the 1248 Battle of Parma For the Battle of 1734 see the Battle of San Pietro. The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting respectively the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in central and northern Italy Some year later Cremona took its vengeance by defeating Parma's army. Its army, under the command of Umberto Pallavicino, captured Parma's carroccio and for centuries kept the enemy's trousers hanging from the Cathedral's ceiling as a sign of the rival's humiliation. A Carroccio was a War chariot drawn by Oxen, used by the Medieval republics of Italy. Parma Cathedral (Duomo is a Cathedral church in Parma, Emilia-Romagna ( Italy)
In 1301 the troubadour Luchetto Gattilusio was podestà of Cremona. A troubadour ( IPA:, originally) was a composer and performer of Occitan Lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100&ndash1350 Luchetto Gattilusio (fl 1248 &ndash 1307 was a Genoese statesman diplomat and man of letters For information on the phantom island of the same name see Podesta (island. During this period Cremona flourished and reached a population of up to 80,000, larger than the 69,000 of 2001.
Seignory
In 1266, Pallavicino was expelled from Cremona, and the Ghibelline rule ended after his successor Buoso da Dovara relinquished control to a consortium of citizens. In 1271 the position of Capitano del Popolo ("People's Chieftain") was created. In 1276 the signore passed to marquis Cavalcabò Cavalcabò, who in 1305 was succeeded by his son Guglielmo Cavalcabò, who held power until 1310. A Signoria (from Signore or Lord) was an abstract noun meaning (roughly 'government governing authority de facto sovereignty lordship in many of the During this period many edifices were created or restored including the belfry of the Torrazzo, the Romanesque church of San Francis, the Cathedral's transepts and the Loggia dei Militi. The Torrazzo of Cremona ( Lombardy, Italy) is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Cremona. Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which Moreover, agriculture was boosted with a new network of canals. After some foreign invasions (notably that of Emperor Henry VII in 1311), the Cavalcabò lasted until November 29, 1322, when a more powerful family, the Visconti of Galeazzo I, came to prominence that in Cremona was to last for a century and a half. Henry VII ( Heinrich; c 1275 (or 1279 &ndash 24 August 1313) was the King of Germany (or Rex Romanorum) from 1308 and Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Visconti was the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. Galeazzo I Visconti ( January 21 1277 - August 6 1328[http //www The Visconti's signore was interrupted in 1327 by Ludwig the Bavarian, in 1331 by John of Bohemia, and in 1403 by a short-lived return of the Cavalcabò. Louis IV ( 1 April[[ 282]] &ndash 11 October 1347) called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the Duke of Bavaria John the Blind ( Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg On July 25, 1406, the captain Cabrino Fondulo killed his employer Ubaldo Cavalcabò along with all the male members of his family, and assumed control over Cremona. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Later, as he was revealed as unable to face the task, he ceded back the city to the Visconti for a payment of 40,000 golden florins.
Thus Filippo Maria Visconti made his signore hereditary. Filippo Maria Visconti, ( September 23, 1392 &ndash August 13, 1447) was ruler of Milan from 1412 to 1447 Cremona became part of the Duchy of Milan, following its fate until the unification of Italy. The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1394 to 1797 Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian Under the Visconti and later the Sforza Cremona underwent high cultural and religious development. Sforza was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan. In 1411 Palazzo Cittanova become the seat of the University of fustian merchants. Fustian (also called bombast) is a term for a variety of heavy Woven, mostly Cotton fabrics chiefly prepared for menswear In 1441 the city hosted the marriage of Francesco I Sforza and Bianca Maria Visconti in the temple built by the Benedictines, which today is the church of Saint Sigismund. Francesco I Sforza ( July 23, 1401 - March 8, 1466) was an Italian Condottiero, the founder of the Sforza dynasty in Bianca Maria Visconti (born 31 March 1425 - 28 October 1468) was Duchess of Milan from 1450 to 1468 Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in In that occasion a new sweet was devised, which was later turned into the famous torrone. Turrón ( Spanish) torró ( Catalan) or torrone ( Italian) is a Nougat confection typically made of Honey, sugar Ludovico il Moro supported the building of several operas for the Cathedral, the church of St. Ludovico Sforza Duke of Milan ( Ludovico il Moro, "The Moor" July 27, 1452 &ndash May 27, 1508) a member Agatha and the Communal Palace.
In 1446 Cremona was encircled by the condottieri troops of Francesco Piccinino and Luigi dal Verme. Condottieri (singular condottiero, rarely condottiero) were Mercenary leaders employed by the Italian City-states from the Late Middle The siege was raised after the arrival of Scaramuccia da Forlì from Venice. Scaramuccia da Forlì (died 1450 was an Italian condottiero active in the first half of the 15th century Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the
Foreign occupations
From 1499 to 1509 Cremona was under Venetian control. The victory of the Italian League at Agnadello gave it back to the Duchy of Milan. The Battle of Agnadello, also known as Vailà, was the one of the more significant battles of the War of the League of Cambrai, and one of the major battles of However, the latter was assigned to Spain under the Treaty of Noyon (1513). Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The War of the League of Cambrai, sometimes known as the War of the Holy League and by several other names was a major conflict in the Italian Wars. Cremona fell to the new rulers only in 1524 when the Castle of Santa Croce surrendered. The French were finally expelled from the duchy two years later, with the Treaty of Madrid, and subsequently Cremona remained for long a foreign dominion. This did not prevent from further embellishments like the Loggia of the Cathedral's Porch by Lorenzo Trotti (1550) or the new church of San Siro and Sepolcro by Antonio Gialdini (1614).
The Spanish rule was mediocre. Unable to face the famine of 1628 and the plague of 1630, the duchy, after a short-lived French conquest in 1701 during the War of Spanish Succession, passed to Austria on April 10, 1707. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
For later history, see Lombardy
Main sights
Churches
The Cathedral of Cremona and the annexed Baptistery constitutes one of the most notable sites for Romanesque-Gothic art in northern Italy. The Duomo di Cremona (Cremona Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Cremona in Lombardy, Italy, and is the main Catholic church of that The Cremona Baptistery (Italian Battistero di Cremona) is a religious edifice in Cremona, northern Italy.
Other churches include:
- San Michele
- San Luca
- San Sigismondo
- Sant'Agostino
- Sant'Agata
- San Marcellino
- Santa Lucia
- Santa Rita
- San Pietro al Po
Buildings
- The Torrazzo, the highest bell tower in Europe
- Loggia dei Militi
- Palazzo Cittanova
- Palazzo Fodri
- Palazzo Comunale
- Teatro Ponchielli
- Museo Civico Ala Ponzone
- Museo Stradivariano
- Museo della Civiltà Contadina
- Museo Berenziano
See also:
- Le colonie padane
Economy
The economy of Cremona is deeply linked to the agricultural production of the countryside. The Torrazzo of Cremona ( Lombardy, Italy) is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Cremona. Museo Civico Ala Ponzone is a Museum in Cremona, Italy. It contains the collections of Giuseppe Sigismondo Ala Ponzone Food industries include salted meat, sweets (torrone), vegetable oils, cheese and Italian mustard. Turrón ( Spanish) torró ( Catalan) or torrone ( Italian) is a Nougat confection typically made of Honey, sugar Heavy industries include steel, oil and one electric plant. The river-port is a base for the barges transporting goods along the Po river.
Music
Cremona has a distinguished musical history. Antonio Stradivari (1644 &ndash December 18 1737 was an Italian Luthier, a crafter of Stringed instruments such as Violins cellos The 12th century cathedral was probably the focus of organized musical activity in the region in the late Middle Ages. The Late Middle Ages is a term used by historians to describe European history in the period of the 14th and 15th centuries (AD 1300–1499 By the 16th century the town had become a famous musical centre. Nowadays there are important ensembles for Renaissance and Baroque music, i. e. Choir & Consort Costanzo Porta, and festivals which maintain Cremona as one of the most important towns in Italy for music. Composer Marc'Antonio Ingegneri taught there; Claudio Monteverdi was his most famous student, before leaving for Mantua in 1591. Marc'Antonio Ingegneri (also spelled Ingegnieri, Ingignieri, Ingignero, Inzegneri; c Mantua (Màntova in the local dialect of Lombard language Mantua is a city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the The bishop of Cremona, Nicolò Sfondrati, a fervent supporter of the Counter-Reformation, became Pope Gregory XIV in 1590. The Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation denotes the period of Catholic revival from the pontificate of Pope Pius IV in 1560 to the close of the Pope Gregory XIV ( February 11, 1535 &ndash October 16, 1591) born Niccolò Sfondrati, was Pope from December Since he was an equally fervent patron of music, the renown of the town as a musical destination grew accordingly.
From the 16th century onwards, Cremona was renowned as a centre of musical instrument manufacture, beginning with the violins of the Amati family, and later included the products of the Guarneri and Stradivari shops. Amati is the name of a family of Italian Violin makers who flourished at Cremona from about 1549 to 1740 Guarneri is the family name of a group of distinguished Violin makers ( Luthiers from Cremona in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries whose standing Antonio Stradivari (1644 &ndash December 18 1737 was an Italian Luthier, a crafter of Stringed instruments such as Violins cellos To the present day, their work is widely considered to be the summit of achievement in string instrument making.
Sport
Like in many other Italian cities, Cremona's favourite sport is football. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The U.S. Cremonese played for several years in Serie A, its most renowned players being Aristide Guarneri, Emiliano Mondonico, Antonio Cabrini and Gianluca Vialli - all born in or near Cremona. Unione Sportiva Cremonese is an Italian football club based in Cremona. Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Aristide Guarneri (born in Cremona, 7 March 1938) is a former Italian footballer who played for Internazionale and was Emiliano Mondonico, born on March 9, 1947 in Rivolta d'Adda, is an Italian football manager Antonio Cabrini (born October 8, 1957) is a Football (soccer coach and former successful player from Italy. Gianluca Vialli (born July 9, 1964 in Cremona) is a retired Italian football Striker and manager The brightest page in the more than one century old history of Cremonese was written in the early 1990s, when President of the team was Domenico Luzzara and the coach was Gigi Simoni; the team managed to stay in Serie A for 3 consecutive years, ending one of the championship at the tenth place. Luigi "Gigi" Simoni (born January 22, 1939) is an Italian football manager and former player currently in office with Lucchese On March 27, 1993, by defeating English team Derby County in the Final to win the Anglo-Italian Cup, Cremonese became the second Italian team in football history to win at Wembley. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. The Anglo-Italian Cup, sometimes referred to as the Anglo-Italian Tournament, was a football cup competition held between clubs in England and Italy original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Cremona has also a first-division waterpolo club and, by the 1980s, had built a strong basketball tradition, now brought on by the Vanoli, a team from Soresina which however plays usually in Cremona. Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. Soresina is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southeast of There is also a century-old tradition in rowing and canoe racing, with three differents clubs, located along the Po river, that trained many world and olympic champions. GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 This article discusses flatwater racing (sprint and marathon racing, competitive forms of Canoeing and Kayaking on more or less flat water
Notable people born/grown in Cremona
- Conte Gian Carlo di Cremona
- Sicardo
- Luciano Bonaldo
- Andrea Amati
- Gasparo Aselli
- Antonio Cabrini
- Massimo Capra
- Leonida Bissolati
- Sergio Cofferati
- Gerard of Cremona
- Arcangelo Ghisleri
- Guido Grandi
- Giuseppe Guarneri detto 'del Gesù'
- Saint Homobonus (Sant'Omobono)
- Liutprand of Cremona
- Mina
- Gianello Torriani (better known as Juanelo Turriano)
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Mario Mosconi
- Amilcare Ponchielli
- Aldo Protti
- Antonio Stradivari
- Ugo Tognazzi
- Gianluca Vialli
- Marco Girolamo Vida
- Luigi Voghera
- Roberto Farinacci
Notable painters and architects of Cremona
- Sofonisba Anguissola
- Bernardino and Giulio Campi
- Francesco and Giuseppe Dattaro
- Altobello Melone