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Comune di Piacenza
Francesco Mochi’s 1615 equestrian statue of Ranuccio II Farnese in the city’s main square, Piazza dei cavalli.
Francesco Mochi’s 1615 equestrian statue of Ranuccio II Farnese in the city’s main square, Piazza dei cavalli. Francesco Mochi (1580 - 1654 was an Italian early- Baroque sculptor active mostly in Rome and Orvieto. Ranuccio II Farnese ( September 17, 1630 &mdash December 11, 1694) was the sixth Duke of Parma and Piacenza
Coat of arms of Comune di Piacenza
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Piacenza in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province Piacenza (PC)
Mayor Roberto Reggi (centre-left; elected 2007-05-27)
Elevation 61 m (200 ft)
Area 118. 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 Piacenza (Provincia di Piacenza is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed 46 km² (46 sq mi)
Population (as of 31-05-2007)
 - Total 99,897
 - Density 843/km² (2,183/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°2′52″N, 9°42′2″E
Gentilic Piacentini
Dialing code 0523
Postal code 29100
Frazioni Vallera, San Bonico, Pittolo, La Verza, Mucinasso, I Vaccari, Roncaglia, Montale, Borghetto, Le Mose, Mortizza, Gerbido
Patron Antonino of Piacenza (4 July),
Giustina
Website: www.comune.piacenza.it

Piacenza (Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. 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 Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The official language of Italy is Standard Italian, a descendant of the Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin (some 75% of Italian words are of Latin origin Emiliano-Romagnolo (also known as Emilian-Romagnolo) is a Romance language mostly spoken in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It is the capital of the province of Piacenza. The Province of Piacenza (Provincia di Piacenza is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

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History

Ancient history

Before its settlement by the Romans, the area was populated by Celtic and Ligurian tribes. Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts The Etruscans were well known for the practice of divining by the entrails of sheep. Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy A bronze sculpture of a liver called the "Liver of Piacenza" was discovered in 1877 near Piacenza complete with the name of regions marked on it which were assigned to various gods. Bronze is any of a broad range of Copper alloys, usually with Tin as the main additive but sometimes with other elements such as Phosphorus The Liver of Piacenza is an Etruscan artifact found on September 26 1877 near Gossolengo, in the Province of Piacenza, Italy Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. It has been connected to the practice of haruspicy. In Roman practice inherited from the Etruscans, a haruspex (plural haruspices) was a man trained to practice a form of Divination called haruspicy Piacenza was founded in 218 BC (according to the tradition, on May 31), the first of the Roman military colonies, and was formerly called Placentia in both Latin and English. Events By place Carthage A Carthaginian army under Hannibal attacks Rome's Spanish allies Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

In Placentia and the nearby colony, Cremona, 6,000 Latin colonists were sent, in particular members of the Equestrian class of Rome. Cremonese redirects here For the football team see US Cremonese Cremona is a City in northern Italy, situated In the same year as the city's founding, Hannibal won the Battle of Trebbia in Piacenza's area, but the city resisted the Punic forces. Hannibal (Pronounced in Phoenician: Hanniba'al means " Ba'al is my grace " or " Ba'al has given me grace " 247 BC &ndash The Battle of the Trebia (or Trebbia) was the first major battle of the Second Punic War, fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal The Punics, (from Latin pūnicus meaning Phoenician were a group of Western Semitic speaking peoples originating from Carthage In the following years the city's territory was drained and a port was constructed onto the Po River. The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering Placentia flourished as a production centre for grain, barley, millet, and wool. Although sacked and devastated several times, the city always recovered and as late as the 6th century Procopius called it Urbs Aemilia Princeps, namely the "Princess of the cities across the Via Aemilia", meaning "first city across the Via Aemilia". The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Procopius of Caesarea ( Προκόπιος ο Καισαρεύς, c Via Aemilia (It Via Emilia) was a trunk Roman road in the north Italian plain running from Ariminum ( Rimini) on the Adriatic coast to

The era of Late Antiquity in Piacenza (c. Late Antiquity (c 300-600 is a Periodization used by historians to describe the transitional centuries from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, in 300-700/800 AD) was marked by the expansion of Christianity, with the presence of several martyrs. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings The current patron saint, Antoninus, was a former legionnaire who Christianized the area and was killed during the reign of Diocletian. For other uses see Legion The Roman Legion (from Latin legio "military levy Conscription," Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus ( ca. December 22 244 The modern historian Timothy Barnes takes December 22 as his birthdate

Middle Ages

Piacenza was sacked during the course of the Gothic Wars (535–552). See Gothic War (376-382 for the war on the Danube The Gothic War was a war fought in Italy and the adjoining regions of Dalmatia, Sardinia After a short period as a Byzantine Empire city, it was conquered by the Lombards, who made it a duchy seat. The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from After the Frank conquest (9th century) the city began to recover, aided by its location along the Via Francigena that connected the Holy Roman Empire with Rome. Francia or Frankia, later also called the Frankish Empire (imperium Francorum Frankish Kingdom (Latin regnum Francorum, "Kingdom of the The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The Via Francigena is an ancient road between Rome and Canterbury, passing through England, France, Switzerland and Italy The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Its population and importance grew further after the year 1000. That period marked a gradual transfer of governing powers from the feudal lords to a new enterprising class, as well to the feudal class of the countryside.

In 1095 the city was the site of the Council of Piacenza, in which the First Crusade was proclaimed. The Council of Piacenza was a mixed synod of ecclesiastics and laymen of the Roman Catholic Church, which took place from March 1 to March 5, 1095 The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of conquering the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and freeing From 1126 Piacenza was a free commune and an important member of the Lombard League. Communes in Europe in the Middle Ages were sworn allegiances of mutual defense (both physical defense and of traditional freedoms among community members of a town or city 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 In this role it took part in the war against the emperor Frederick Barbarossa and in the subsequent battle of Legnano (1176). Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned 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 It also successfully fought the neighbouring communes of Cremona, Pavia and Parma, expanding its possessions. Cremonese redirects here For the football team see US Cremonese Cremona is a City in northern Italy, situated Pavia (pronounced Pavìa,) the ancient Ticinum, is a town and Comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south Parma is a City in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna near Modena famous for its Architecture and the fine countryside around it Piacenza also captured control of the trading routes with Genoa, where the first Piacentini bankers had already settled, from the Malaspina counts and the bishop of Bobbio. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English The Italian Catholic diocese of Bobbio existed until 1986 having been created from Bobbio Abbey.

In the 13th century, despite unsuccessful wars against emperor Frederick II, Piacenza managed to gain strongholds on the Lombardy shore of the Po River. Frederick II ( December 26, 1194 &ndash December 13, 1250) of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was a Pretender to the title 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 primilaries of the Peace of Constance were signed in 1183 in the Saint Antoninus church. The Peace of Constance of 1183 was signed in Konstanz by Frederick Barbarossa and representatives of the Lombard League. Agriculture and trade flourished in these centuries, and Piacenza became one of the richest cities in Europe. This is reflected in the construction of many important buildings and in the general revision of the urban plan. Struggles for control were commonplace in the second half of the 13th century, not unlike the large majority of Medieval Italian communes. The Scotti family, Pallavicino family and Alberto Scoto (1290-1313) held power in that order during the period. The Pallavicini, Pallavicino, and sometimes Paravicino, or Paravicini, were an Italian noble family descended from Oberto I (died Scoto's government ended when the Visconti of Milan captured Piacenza, which they would hold until 1447. Visconti was the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Duke Gian Galeazzo rewrote Piacenza's statutes and relocated the University of Pavia to the city. Gian Galeazzo Visconti (November 1351 – September 3, 1402) son of Galeazzo II Visconti and Bianca di Savoia, was the first Duke of Milan The University of Pavia ( Italian: Università degli Studi di Pavia, UNIPV is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. Piacenza then became a Sforza possession until 1499. Sforza was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan.

Modern era

A coin from the 16th century shows the motto: Placentia floret ("Piacenza flourishes"). The city was in fact developing further, mainly thanks to the produce from its countryside. Also in the course of that century a new wall line was erected. Piacenza was under France until 1521, and later, with Leo X, became briefly part of the Papal States. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Pope Leo X, born Giovanni de' Medici (December 11 1475 – December 1 1521 was Pope from 1513 to his death The Papal States, State(s of the Church or Pontifical States (in Italian Stato Ecclesiastico, Stato della Chiesa, Stati della Chiesa In 1545, finally, it was included in the new-born Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, led by the Farnese family. The Duchy of Parma was created in 1545 from that part of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River, as a fief for Pope Paul III 's illegitimate son For the town in Italy with the same name see Farnese (VT. The Farnese family was an influential family in Renaissance Italy.

Piacenza was the capital city of the duchy until Ottavio Farnese (1547-1586) moved it to Parma. Ottavio Farnese ( 9 October 1521 - September 18 1586) was Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1556 to 1586 and Duke of Castro in 1545-1547 The city lived its most grievous years under duke Odoardo (1622-1646): 6,000 and 13,000 Piacentini out of 30,000 died of famine and plague, respectively. See also Odoardo Cardinal Farnese. Odoardo Farnese ( April 28, 1612 - September 11, 1646) was Duke The city and its countryside were also ravaged by bandits and French soldiers.

From 1732 to 1859 Parma and Piacenza were ruled by House of Bourbon. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The House of Bourbon is an important European Royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. In the 18th century, ducal family living in Parma, several edifices which belonged to noble families such as Scotti, Landi and Fogliani were built in Piacenza. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system

In 1802, Napoleon's army annexed Piacenza to the French Empire. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The young Piacentini recruits were sent to fight in Russia, Spain and Germany, while the city was spoiled of a great number of artworks which are currently exhibited in many French museums. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

The Habsburg government of Maria Luisa 1816-1847 is remembered as one of the best ever seen in Piacenza; the duchess drained many lands, built several bridges across the Trebbia river and the Nure stream, and created educational and artistic activities. Marie Louise of Austria (Maria Luisa von Österreich French: Marie Louise d'Autriche; Italian: Maria Luisa d'Austria; b Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Trebbia (stressed Trèbbia; Trebia is a River of Liguria and Emilia Romagna in northern Italy. The Nure (Latin Nura) is a small river in northern Italy ( Province of Piacenza)

See also: Duchy of Parma and Piacenza

Union with Italy

Austrian and Croatian milices occupied Piacenza until, in 1848, a plebiscite marked the entrance of the city in the Kingdom of Sardinia. The Duchy of Parma was created in 1545 from that part of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River, as a fief for Pope Paul III 's illegitimate son Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian 37,089 voters out of 37,585 voted for the annexation. Piacenza was therefore declared Primogenita dell'Unità di Italia ("First-born of Unification of Italy") by the monarch. The Piacentini enrolled in mass in the Giuseppe Garibaldi's army which went in southern Italy to fight for independence. Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation.

In the June of 1865 the first railway bridge was inaugurated. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In 1891 the first Chamber of Workers was created in Piacenza. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

During World War II the city was heavily bombed by the Allies. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose The important railway bridge across the Po River, the railway station, as well as the historical centre, were destroyed. On the hills and the Appenine mountains, partisan bands were active. A partisan is a member of an Irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation On the end of April,25 1945 a General partisan insurrection by the Italian resistance movement burnst and on 29 arrived at the city troops of Brazilian Expeditionary Force . The Brazilian Expeditionary Force or BEF ( Portuguese: Força Expedicionária Brasileira, or FEB) was the 25300-man force formed by In 1996 president Oscar Luigi Scalfaro honoured Piacenza with the Gold Medal for Valour in Battle. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Baron Oscar Luigi Scalfaro ˈskalfaro (born September 9, 1918) is an Italian Politician and magistrate member of the Christian Democracy

Main sights

Piacenza is one of the most renowned cities in Italy for the arts. It boasts a great number of historical palaces, often characterized by splendid gardens.

Piazza Cavalli and the façade of Il Gotico, Piacenza.
Piazza Cavalli and the façade of Il Gotico, Piacenza.
Façade of the Cathedral.
Façade of the Cathedral.
Church of Sant'Antonino, patron of Piacenza.
Church of Sant'Antonino, patron of Piacenza.
The Renaissance church of San Sisto.
The Renaissance church of San Sisto.

Palaces

Other places of interest

Dialect

Many inhabitants of Piacenza and the surrounding province still use the Piacentine (or Piacentino) dialect, which is quite different from standard (Florentine) Italian as it is a variety of Emiliano-Romagnolo minority language. The official language of Italy is Standard Italian, a descendant of the Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin (some 75% of Italian words are of Latin origin Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Emiliano-Romagnolo (also known as Emilian-Romagnolo) is a Romance language mostly spoken in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The different grammar rules and the dissimilar pronunciation of even similar words make it largely mutually unintelligible with standard Italian, with many regular vowels being replaced with umlauts or eliminated altogether. I-mutation (also known as umlaut, front mutation, i-umlaut, i/j-mutation or i/j-umlaut) is an important type of Sound change Although there have been a number of notable poets and writers using the Piacentine, it has experienced a steady decline during the 20th century due to the growing standardization of the Italian language in the national educational system.

See also: List of Languages of Italy

Cuisine

See also: Italian cuisine#Emilia-Romagna
See also: List_of_Italian_dishes#Emilia-Romagna

Piacenza and its province are renowned for the production of seasoned and salted pork products. The official language of Italy is Standard Italian, a descendant of the Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin (some 75% of Italian words are of Latin origin Italian cuisine as a national Cuisine known today has evolved through centuries of social and political changes with its roots traced back to 4th century BC These dishes are representative of Italian cuisine. Dishes and recipes Antipasti Insalata caprese Insalata russa The main specialities are pancetta (rolled seasoned pork belly, salted and spiced), coppa (seasoned pork neck, containing less fat than pancetta, matured at least for six months) and salame (chopped pork meat flavoured with spices and wine, and made into sausages). Italian pancetta (panˈtʃetːa pronounced "pan-CHEH-tah" or Spanish panceta (panˈθeta is a type of dry cured meat For other uses see Salama and Salameh. Salami is cured Sausage, fermented and air-dried A sausage is a prepared Food, usually made from Ground meat, animal fat salt and Spices (sometimes with other ingredients such as herbs typically packed

Bortellina (salted pancakes made with flour, salt, and water or milk) and chisulén (torta fritta in Standard Italian; made with flour, milk, and animal fats mixed together and then fried in hot strutto, or clarified pork fat) are the perfect coupling of pancetta, coppa, and salame, but they are also good with fat cheese, particularly Gorgonzola cheese and Robiola. Gorgonzola is a veined Italian Blue cheese, made from unskimmed cow's Milk. Robiola is an Italian soft-ripened Cheese of the Stracchino family made with varying proportions of cow’s goat’s milk and Sheep milk

Pisarei e fasö is an exquisite mixture of handmade pasta and beans. Pasta ( Italian for "dough" is a generic term for Italian variants of Noodles.

Among the culinary specialties of the Piacenza region (although also enjoyed in nearby Cremona) is mostarda di frutta, consisting of preserved fruits in a sugary syrup strongly flavored with mustard. Cremonese redirects here For the football team see US Cremonese Cremona is a City in northern Italy, situated Mostarda (also called mostarda di frutta) is an Italian Condiment made of candied fruit and a Mustard flavoured syrup Turtlìt (tortelli dolci in standard Italian), or fruit dumplings, are filled with mostarda di frutta, mashed chestnuts, and other ingredients, and are served at Easter. Chestnut ( Castanea) (including some chinkapin or Chinquapin) is a Genus of eight or nine Species of Deciduous Turtlìt are also popular in the Ferrara area. Ferrara is a city in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. Turtéi, a similarly named Piacentine specialty, is a kind of pasta filled with ricotta cheese. Ricotta (pronounced in Italian) is an Italian Sheep milk Whey cheese.

Piacentine staple foods include corn (generally cooked as polenta) and rice (usually cooked as risotto), both of which are very common across northern Italy. Polenta is a dish made from boiled Cornmeal. Although the word is borrowed into English from Italian, the dish (under various names is popular in Risotto is a rich and creamy traditional Italian rice dish It is one of the most common ways of Cooking rice in Italy. Pasta is also eaten, though it is not as popular as in southern Italy. There are also locally produced cheeses, such as Grana Padano, though nearby Parma is more famous for its dairy products. Grana Padano is one of the most popular Denominazione di Origine Controllata Cheeses of Italy. Parma is a City in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna near Modena famous for its Architecture and the fine countryside around it

The hills surrounding Piacenza are well known for their vineyards. The wine produced in this area is qualified with a D. o. c. (Denominazione di origine controllata) called "Colli piacentini" ("Hills of Piacenza"). Denominazione di origine controllata is an Italian quality assurance label for food products and especially wines (an Appellation) Main wines are Gutturnio (red wine, both sparkilng or still), Bonarda (a red wine, often sparkling and foamy, made from Croatina grapes), Ortrugo (a dry white wine), and Malvasia (a sweet white wine). Croatina is a red Wine Grape that is grown in Northern Italy, primarily in the Oltrepò Pavese region of ( Lombardy) and in the Malvasia (also known as Malvazia) is a group of wine Grape varieties grown historically in the Mediterranean region and the island of Madeira

Famous inhabitants


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Sister cities

External links

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Piacenza

-proper noun

  1. Province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
  2. Capital of the province of Piacenza.
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