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'''Parma''' ({{IPA-it|ˈparma|-|It-Parma.ogg}}; {{lang-egl|Pärma}}, {{IPA-egl|ˈpɛːʁma|pron}}) is a [[city]] in the northern Italian region of [[Emilia-Romagna]] known for its [[architecture]], [[Giuseppe Verdi|music]], art, [[prosciutto]] (ham), [[Parmigiano-Reggiano|cheese]] and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second most populous city in Emilia-Romagna after Bologna, the region's capital. The city is home to the [[University of Parma]], one of the oldest universities in the world.
'''Parma''' ({{IPA|it|ˈparma|lang|It-Parma.ogg}}; {{langx|egl|label=[[Parmigiano dialect|Parmigiano]]|Pärma}} {{IPA|egl|ˈpɛːʁmɐ|}}) is a city in the northern Italian region of [[Emilia-Romagna]] known for its [[architecture]], [[Giuseppe Verdi|music]], art, [[prosciutto]] (ham), [[Parmesan|cheese]] and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second most populous city in Emilia-Romagna after Bologna, the region's capital. The city is home to the [[University of Parma]], one of the oldest universities in the world. Parma is divided into two parts by the [[Parma (river)|stream of the same name]]. The district on the west side of the river is ''Oltretorrente''. Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called ''[[Parma (shield)|Parma]]''.
Parma is divided into two parts by the [[Parma (river)|stream of the same name]]. The district on the far side of the river is ''Oltretorrente''. Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called ''[[Parma (shield)|Parma]]''.

The [[Italian literature|Italian]] poet [[Attilio Bertolucci]] (born in a hamlet in the countryside) wrote: "As a capital city it had to have a river. As a little capital it received a stream, which is often dry", with reference to the time when the city was capital of the independent [[Duchy of Parma]].


==History==
==History==
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[[File:Consul et lictores.png|15px]] [[Roman Republic]] 183–27 BC <br>
[[File:Vexilloid of the Roman Empire.svg|15px]] [[Roman Empire]] 27 BC–285 AD <br>
[[File:Vexilloid of the Roman Empire.svg|15px]] [[Western Roman Empire]] 285–476 <br>
{{flagicon image|Odovacar Ravenna 477.jpg}} [[Odoacer|Kingdom of Odoacer]] 476–493 <br>
{{flagicon image|Teodorico re dei Goti (493-526).png}} [[Ostrogothic Kingdom]] 493–553 <br>
[[File:Simple Labarum.svg|12px]] [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]] 553-568 <br>
[[File:Corona ferrea monza (heraldry).svg|15px]] [[Kingdom of the Lombards|Lombard Kingdom]] 568–773 <br>
[[File:Charlemagne autograph.svg|15px]] [[Carolingian Empire]] 773–781 <br>
[[File:Corona ferrea monza (heraldry).svg|15px]] [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Regnum Italiae]] 781–1014 <br>
[[File:Shield and Coat of Arms of the Holy Roman Emperor (c.1200-c.1300).svg|15px]] [[Holy Roman Empire]] 1014–1114 <br>
[[File:Coat of arms of Parma.svg|15px]] [[Medieval Commune|Free Commune]] 1114–1341 <br>
[[File:Flag of the Duchy of Milan.png|15px|border]] [[Duchy of Milan]] 1341–1513 <br>
[[File:Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg|15px|border]] [[Papal States]] 1513–1554 <br>
[[File:Flag of the Duchy of Parma.svg|15px|border]] [[Duchy of Parma]] 1554–1808 <br>
[[File:Flag of France.svg|15px|border]] [[First French Empire]] 1808–1814 <br>
[[File:Bandiera del ducato di Parma, Piacenza e Guastalla.png|15px|border]] [[Duchy of Parma|Duchy of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla]] 1814–1848 <br>
[[File:Flag of the Duchy of Parma (1851-1859).svg|15px|border]] [[Duchy of Parma]] 1851–1859 <br>
[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|15px|border]] [[United Provinces of Central Italy]] 1859–1860 <br>
[[File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg|15px|border]] [[Kingdom of Italy]] 1861–1946 <br>
[[File:Flag of Italy.svg|15px|border]] [[Italian Republic]] 1946–present
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===Prehistory===
===Prehistory===
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The city was most probably founded and named by the [[Etruscans]], for a ''parma'' or ''palma'' (circular shield) was a [[Latin language|Latin]] borrowing, as were many Roman terms for particular arms, and the names ''Parmeal'', ''Parmni'' and ''Parmnial'' appear in Etruscan inscriptions. [[Diodorus Siculus]]<ref>XXII, 2,2; XXVIII, 2,1</ref> reported that the Romans had changed their rectangular shields for round ones, imitating the Etruscans. Whether the Etruscan encampment acquired its name from its round shape, like a shield, or from its metaphorical function as a shield against the Gauls to the north, remains uncertain.
The city was most probably founded and named by the [[Etruscans]], for a ''parma'' or ''palma'' (circular shield) was a [[Latin language|Latin]] borrowing, as were many Roman terms for particular arms, and the names ''Parmeal'', ''Parmni'' and ''Parmnial'' appear in Etruscan inscriptions. [[Diodorus Siculus]]<ref>XXII, 2,2; XXVIII, 2,1</ref> reported that the Romans had changed their rectangular shields for round ones, imitating the Etruscans. Whether the Etruscan encampment acquired its name from its round shape, like a shield, or from its metaphorical function as a shield against the Gauls to the north, remains uncertain.


The [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] colony was founded in 183 BC, together with Mutina ([[Modena]]); 2,000 families were settled. Parma had a certain importance as a road hub over the [[Via Aemilia]] and the Via Claudia. It had a forum, in what is today the central Garibaldi Square. In April 43 BC the city was destroyed.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gT4C6YTyUywC|title=The Letters of Cicero: B.C. 44-43|publisher=G. Bell and Sons|date=1900}}</ref> Subsequently [[Augustus]] rebuilt it. During the [[Roman Empire]], it gained the title of ''Julia'' for its loyalty to the imperial house.
The [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] colony was founded in 183 BC, together with Mutina ([[Modena]]); 2,000 families were settled. Parma had a certain importance as a road hub over the [[Via Aemilia]] and the Via Claudia. It had a forum, in what is today the central Garibaldi Square. In April 43 BC the city was destroyed.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gT4C6YTyUywC|title=The Letters of Cicero: B.C. 44-43|publisher=G. Bell and Sons|date=1900}}</ref> Subsequently [[Augustus]] rebuilt it. During the [[Roman Empire]], it gained the title of ''Julia'' for its loyalty to the imperial house.


[[Attila]] sacked the city in 452,<ref>
[[Attila]] sacked the city in 452,<ref>
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| quote = Atila the Hun put Parma to the torch in 452, as did Totila the Ostrogoth in the mid-500s. It was rebuilt a number of times as a Lombard capital, the site of a Byzantine treasury, and, from the ninth century, a bishopric.
| quote = Atila the Hun put Parma to the torch in 452, as did Totila the Ostrogoth in the mid-500s. It was rebuilt a number of times as a Lombard capital, the site of a Byzantine treasury, and, from the ninth century, a bishopric.
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</ref> and the Germanic king [[Odoacer]] later gifted it to his followers. During the [[Gothic War (535–552)|Gothic War]], however, [[Totila]] destroyed it. It was then part of the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] [[Exarchate of Ravenna]] (changing its name to ''Chrysopolis'', "Golden City", probably due to the presence of the imperial treasury) and, from 569, of the [[Lombards|Lombard]] Kingdom of Italy. During the Middle Ages, Parma became an important stage of the [[Via Francigena]], the main road connecting Rome to Northern Europe; several castles, hospitals and inns were built in the following centuries to host the increasing number of pilgrims who passed by Parma and Fidenza, following the Apennines via Collecchio, Berceto and the Corchia ranges before descending the Passo della Cisa into Tuscany, heading finally south toward Rome.
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and the Germanic king [[Odoacer]] later gifted it to his followers. During the [[Gothic War (535–552) |Gothic War]], however, [[Totila]] destroyed it. It was then part of the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] [[Exarchate of Ravenna]] (changing its name to ''Chrysopolis'', "Golden City", probably due to the presence of the imperial treasury) and, from 569, of the [[Lombards|Lombard]] Kingdom of Italy. During the Middle Ages, Parma became an important stage of the [[Via Francigena]], the main road connecting Rome to Northern Europe; several castles, hospitals and inns were built in the following centuries to host the increasing number of pilgrims who passed by Parma and Fidenza, following the Apennines via Collecchio, Berceto and the Corchia ranges before descending the Passo della Cisa into Tuscany, heading finally south toward Rome.


The city had a medieval Jewish community.<ref>
The city had a medieval Jewish community.<ref>
[https://www.jpost.com/Travel/Jerusalem/Italys-poetic-Parma-region Italy's poetic Parma region] - "Italy has one of the oldest European Diaspora communities and a Jewish presence has been documented in Rome for more than 2,200 years. However, Jews only arrived in the Emilia-Romagna region during the 13th century."
[https://www.jpost.com/Travel/Jerusalem/Italys-poetic-Parma-region Italy's poetic Parma region] - "Italy has one of the oldest European Diaspora communities and a Jewish presence has been documented in Rome for more than 2,200 years. However, Jews only arrived in the Emilia-Romagna region during the 13th century."</ref> The [[Biblioteca Palatina, Parma|Palatine Library]] houses the largest collection of Hebrew manuscripts in Italy, and the second-largest in the world after the Bodleian Library in Oxford.<ref>
[https://jguideeurope.org/en/region/italy/emilia-romagna/parma/ Parma] - "The Palatine Library is as well home to the largest Italian collection of Hebrew manuscripts, and the second largest in the world after the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The documents were a gift of Maria Luigia Duchess."</ref>
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The [[Biblioteca Palatina, Parma | Palatine Library]] houses the largest collection of Hebrew manuscripts in Italy, and the second-largest in the world after the Bodleian Library in Oxford.<ref>
[https://jguideeurope.org/en/region/italy/emilia-romagna/parma/ Parma] - "The Palatine Library is as well home to the largest Italian collection of Hebrew manuscripts, and the second largest in the world after the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The documents were a gift of Maria Luigia Duchess."
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===Middle Ages===
===Middle Ages===
[[File:Battistero.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Baptistery of Parma]], 1196-1270]]
[[File:Battistero.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Baptistery of Parma]], 1196–1270]]


Under [[Franks|Frankish]] rule, Parma became the capital of a county in 774. Like most northern Italian cities, it was nominally a part of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] created by [[Charlemagne]], but locally ruled by its bishops, the first being Guibodus. In the subsequent struggles between the [[Papal States|Papacy]] and the Empire, Parma was usually a member of the Imperial party. Two of its bishops became [[antipope]]s: Càdalo, founder of the cathedral, as [[Antipope Honorius II|Honorius II]]; and Guibert, as [[Antipope Clement III|Clement III]]. An almost independent [[medieval commune|commune]] was created around 1140; a treaty between Parma and [[Piacenza]] of 1149 is the earliest document of a ''comune'' headed by [[consul]]s.<ref>G. Drei, ''Le Carte degli archivi parmensi del secolo XII'' (Parma, 1950) doc. no. 194; the genesis of the Parmesan commune is studied by R. Schumann, "Authority and the commune: Parma, 833–1033", (Parma: Deputazione di storia patria, series 2.2, VIII) 1973.</ref> After the [[Peace of Constance]] in 1183 confirmed the Italian communes' rights of self-governance, long-standing quarrels with the neighbouring communes of [[Reggio Emilia]], Piacenza and [[Cremona]] became harsher, with the aim of controlling the vital trading line over the [[Po River]].
Under [[Franks|Frankish]] rule, Parma became the capital of a county in 774. Like most northern Italian cities, it was nominally a part of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] created by [[Charlemagne]], but locally ruled by its bishops, the first being Guibodus. In the subsequent struggles between the [[Papal States|Papacy]] and the Empire, Parma was usually a member of the Imperial party. Two of its bishops became [[antipope]]s: Càdalo, founder of the cathedral, as [[Antipope Honorius II|Honorius II]]; and Guibert, as [[Antipope Clement III|Clement III]]. An almost independent [[medieval commune|commune]] was created around 1140; a treaty between Parma and [[Piacenza]] of 1149 is the earliest document of a ''comune'' headed by [[consul]]s.<ref>G. Drei, ''Le Carte degli archivi parmensi del secolo XII'' (Parma, 1950) doc. no. 194; the genesis of the Parmesan commune is studied by R. Schumann, "Authority and the commune: Parma, 833–1033", (Parma: Deputazione di storia patria, series 2.2, VIII) 1973.</ref> After the [[Peace of Constance]] in 1183 confirmed the Italian communes' rights of self-governance, long-standing quarrels with the neighbouring communes of [[Reggio Emilia]], Piacenza and [[Cremona]] became harsher, with the aim of controlling the vital trading line over the [[Po River]].


The struggle between [[Guelphs and Ghibellines]] was a feature of Parma too. In 1213, her ''[[podestà]]'' was the Guelph [[Rambertino Buvalelli]]. Then, after a long stance alongside the emperors, the Papist families of the city gained control in 1248. The city was besieged in 1247–48 by Emperor [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]], who was however crushed in [[Battle of Parma|the battle]] that ensued.
The struggle between [[Guelphs and Ghibellines]] was a feature of Parma too. In 1213, her {{lang|it|[[podestà]]}} was the Guelph [[Rambertino Buvalelli]]. Then, after a long stance alongside the emperors, the Papist families of the city gained control in 1248. The city was besieged in 1247–48 by Emperor [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]], who was however crushed in [[Battle of Parma|the battle]] that ensued.


By 1328, [[Rolando de' Rossi]] was made ''[[signore]]'' of Parma. In 1331, the city submitted to King [[John of Bohemia]]. Parma fell under the control of [[Milan]] in 1341. After a short-lived period of independence under the Terzi family (1404–1409), the [[Sforza]] imposed their rule (1440–1449) through their associated families of [[Pallavicino]], Rossi, Sanvitale and Da Correggio. These created a kind of new [[feudalism]], building towers and castles throughout the city and the land. These fiefs evolved into truly independent states: the Landi governed the higher [[Taro (river)|Taro]]'s valley from 1257 to 1682. The Pallavicino seignory extended over the eastern part of today's province, with the capital in [[Busseto]]. Parma's territories were an exception for Northern Italy, as its feudal subdivision frequently continued until more recent years. For example, Solignano was a Pallavicino family possession until 1805, and [[San Secondo Parmense|San Secondo]] belonged to the Rossi well into the 19th century.
By 1328, [[Rolando de' Rossi]] was made ''[[signore]]'' of Parma. In 1331, the city submitted to King [[John of Bohemia]]. Parma fell under the control of [[Milan]] in 1341. After a short-lived period of independence under the Terzi family (1404–1409), the [[Sforza]] imposed their rule (1440–1449) through their associated families of [[Pallavicino]], Rossi, Sanvitale and Da Correggio. These created a kind of new [[feudalism]], building towers and castles throughout the city and the land. These fiefs evolved into truly independent states: the Landi governed the higher [[Taro (river)|Taro]]'s valley from 1257 to 1682. The Pallavicino seignory extended over the eastern part of today's province, with the capital in [[Busseto]]. Parma's territories were an exception for Northern Italy, as its feudal subdivision frequently continued until more recent years. For example, Solignano was a Pallavicino family possession until 1805, and [[San Secondo Parmense|San Secondo]] belonged to the Rossi well into the 19th century.
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===Modern era===
===Modern era===
[[File:Parma nel XV secolo.jpg|thumb|Parma in the 15th century]]
[[File:Parma nel XV secolo.jpg|thumb|Parma in the 15th century]]
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{{unreferenced section|date=November 2018}}


Between the 14th and the 15th centuries, Parma was at the centre of the Italian Wars. The [[Battle of Fornovo]] was fought in its territory. The [[France|French]] held the city in 1500–1521, with a short Papal parenthesis in 1512–1515. After the foreigners were expelled, Parma belonged to the [[Papal States]] until 1545.
Between the 14th and the 15th centuries, Parma was at the centre of the Italian Wars. The [[Battle of Fornovo]] was fought in its territory. The [[France|French]] held the city in 1500–1521, with a short Papal parenthesis in 1512–1515. After the foreigners were expelled, Parma belonged to the [[Papal States]] until 1545.


In that year the [[House of Farnese|Farnese]] pope, [[Pope Paul III|Paul III]], detached Parma and [[Piacenza]] from the Papal States and gave them as a duchy to his illegitimate son, [[Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma|Pier Luigi Farnese]], whose descendants ruled in Parma until 1731, when [[Antonio Farnese]], last male of the Farnese line, died. In 1594 a constitution was promulgated, the [[University of Parma|University]] enhanced and the Nobles' College founded. The war to reduce the barons' power continued for several years: in 1612 Barbara Sanseverino was executed in the central square of Parma, together with six other nobles charged of plotting against the duke. At the end of the 17th century, after the defeat of Pallavicini (1588) and Landi (1682) the Farnese duke could finally hold with firm hand all Parmense territories. The castle of the Sanseverino in [[Colorno]] was turned into a luxurious summer palace by [[Ferdinando Galli Bibiena|Ferdinando Bibiena]].
In that year the [[House of Farnese|Farnese]] pope, [[Pope Paul III|Paul III]], detached Parma and [[Piacenza]] from the Papal States and gave them as a duchy to his illegitimate son, [[Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma|Pier Luigi Farnese]], whose descendants ruled in Parma until 1731, when [[Antonio Farnese]], last male of the Farnese line, died. In 1594 a constitution was promulgated, the [[University of Parma|University]] enhanced and the Nobles' College founded. There was also an important Jesuit college in Parma: it was the largest owned by the order in the entire region of Emilia-Romagna and it acquired a strong reputation in the scientific field, given that Fathers [[Giuseppe Biancani]], [[Niccolò Cabeo]] and [[Mario Bettinus]], all members of the order, taught there.<ref>{{cite book |last=Gatto |first=Romano |title=The Oxford Handbook of the Jesuits |date=2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780190639655 |editor=Ines G. Županov |location=Oxford |page=646 |contribution=Jesuit mathematics}}</ref> The war to reduce the barons' power continued for several years: in 1612 [[Barbara Sanseverino]] was executed in the central square of Parma, together with six other nobles charged of plotting against the duke. At the end of the 17th century, after the defeat of Pallavicini (1588) and Landi (1682) the Farnese duke could finally hold with firm hand all Parmense territories. The castle of the Sanseverino in [[Colorno]] was turned into a luxurious summer palace by [[Ferdinando Galli Bibiena|Ferdinando Bibiena]].


In the Treaty of London (1718) it was promulgated that the heir to the combined [[Duchy of Parma]] and [[Piacenza]] would be [[Elisabeth Farnese]]'s elder son with [[Philip V of Spain]], [[Charles III of Spain|Don Carlos]]. In 1731, the fifteen-year-old Don Carlos became Charles I Duke of Parma and Piacenza, at the death of his childless great uncle Antonio Farnese. In 1734, Charles I conquered the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, and was crowned as the King of Naples and Sicily on 3 July 1735, leaving the Duchy of Parma to his brother [[Philip, Duke of Parma|Philip (Filippo I di Borbone-Parma)]]. All the outstanding art collections of the duke's palaces of Parma, [[Colorno]] and [[Sala Baganza]] were moved to [[Naples]].
In the Treaty of London (1718) it was promulgated that the heir to the combined [[Duchy of Parma]] and [[Piacenza]] would be [[Elisabeth Farnese]]'s elder son with [[Philip V of Spain]], [[Charles III of Spain|Don Carlos]]. In 1731, the fifteen-year-old Don Carlos became Charles I Duke of Parma and Piacenza, at the death of his childless great uncle Antonio Farnese. In 1734, Charles I conquered the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, and was crowned as the King of Naples and Sicily on 3 July 1735, leaving the Duchy of Parma to his brother [[Philip, Duke of Parma|Philip (Filippo I di Borbone-Parma)]]. All the outstanding art collections of the duke's palaces of Parma, [[Colorno]] and [[Sala Baganza]] were moved to [[Naples]].
[[File:Parma, 16 century.jpg|alt=A drawing of Parma.|thumb|The city of Parma, divided by the river of the same name, with the imposing Romanesque Cathedral of the Ascension of the Virgin prominent on the right bank. 16th century.]]

Parma was under French influence after the [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)|Peace of Aachen]] (1748). Parma became a modern state with the energetic action of prime minister [[Guillaume du Tillot]]. He created the bases for a modern industry and fought strenuously against the church's privileges. The city lived a period of particular splendour: the [[Biblioteca Palatina]] (Palatine Library), the Archaeological Museum, the Picture Gallery and the Botanical Garden were founded, together with the Royal Printing Works directed by [[Giambattista Bodoni]], aided by the [[Amoretti Brothers]] as skilled and inspired punchcutters.
Parma was under French influence after the [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)|Peace of Aachen]] (1748). Parma became a modern state with the energetic action of prime minister [[Guillaume du Tillot]]. He created the bases for a modern industry and fought strenuously against the church's privileges. The city lived a period of particular splendour: the [[Biblioteca Palatina]] (Palatine Library), the Archaeological Museum, the Picture Gallery and the Botanical Garden were founded, together with the Royal Printing Works directed by [[Giambattista Bodoni]], aided by the [[Amoretti Brothers]] as skilled and inspired punchcutters.


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After the restoration of the Duchy of Parma by the 1814–15 [[Vienna Congress]], the [[Risorgimento]]'s upheavals had no fertile ground in the tranquil duchy. In 1847, after [[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma]]'s death, it passed again to the [[House of Bourbon]], the last of whom was stabbed in the city and left it to his widow, Luisa Maria of Berry. On 15 September 1859 the dynasty was declared deposed, and Parma entered the newly formed province of Emilia under [[Luigi Carlo Farini]]. With the [[plebiscite]] of 1860 the former duchy became part of the unified [[Kingdom of Italy]].
After the restoration of the Duchy of Parma by the 1814–15 [[Vienna Congress]], the [[Risorgimento]]'s upheavals had no fertile ground in the tranquil duchy. In 1847, after [[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma]]'s death, it passed again to the [[House of Bourbon]], the last of whom was stabbed in the city and left it to his widow, Luisa Maria of Berry. On 15 September 1859 the dynasty was declared deposed, and Parma entered the newly formed province of Emilia under [[Luigi Carlo Farini]]. With the [[plebiscite]] of 1860 the former duchy became part of the unified [[Kingdom of Italy]].


The loss of the capital role provoked an economic and social crisis in Parma. It started to recover its role of industrial prominence after the railway connection with [[Piacenza]] and [[Bologna]] of 1859, and with [[Fornovo di Taro|Fornovo]] and [[Suzzara]] in 1883. [[Trade union]]s were strong in the city, in which a notable General Strike was declared from 1 May to 6 June 1908. The struggle with [[Fascism]] had its most dramatic moment in August 1922, when the regime officer [[Italo Balbo]] attempted to enter the popular quarter of Oltretorrente. The citizens organized into the ''Arditi del Popolo'' ("People's champions") and pushed back the [[squadristi]]. This episode is considered the first example of Resistance in Italy.
The loss of the capital role provoked an economic and social crisis in Parma. It started to recover its role of industrial prominence after the railway connection with [[Piacenza]] and [[Bologna]] of 1859, and with [[Fornovo di Taro|Fornovo]] and [[Suzzara]] in 1883. [[Trade union]]s were strong in the city, in which a notable General Strike was declared from 1 May to 6 June 1908. The struggle with [[Fascism]] had its most dramatic moment in August 1922, when the regime officer [[Italo Balbo]] attempted to enter the popular quarter of Oltretorrente. The citizens organized into the ''[[Arditi del Popolo]]'' ("The people's daring ones") and pushed back the [[squadristi]]. This episode is considered the first example of Resistance in Italy.


[[File:Parma, palazzo della pilotta 01.jpg|right|thumb|View of [[Palazzo della Pilotta]] in Piazza della Pace. The rebuilt part on the right is where once was the church of St.Peter.]]
[[File:Parma, palazzo della pilotta 01.jpg|right|thumb|View of [[Palazzo della Pilotta]] in Piazza della Pace. The rebuilt part on the right is where once was the church of St. Peter.]]


During [[World War II]], Parma was a strong centre of [[Partisan (military)|partisan]] resistance. The train station and marshalling yards were targets for high altitude bombing by the Allies in the spring of 1944. Much of the [[Palazzo della Pilotta]], situated not far (half a mile) from the train station, was destroyed. Along with it the [[Teatro Farnese]] and part of the [[Biblioteca Palatina]] were destroyed by Allied bombs; some 21,000 volumes of the library's collection were lost. Several other monuments were also damaged: Palazzo del Giardino, Steccata and San Giovanni churches, Palazzo Ducale, Paganini theater and the monument to [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]. However, Parma did not see widespread destruction during the war. Parma was liberated from the German occupation (1943–1945) on 26 April 1945 by the partisan resistance and the [[Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB)|Brazilian Expeditionary Force]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitoresco.com/historia/guerra/guerra01.htm |title=Mapa da рrea de operaушes |publisher=Pitoresco.com |access-date=2009-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410190514/http://www.pitoresco.com/historia/guerra/guerra01.htm |archive-date=10 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
During [[World War II]], Parma was a strong centre of [[Partisan (military)|partisan]] resistance. The train station and marshalling yards were targets for high altitude bombing by the Allies in the spring of 1944. Much of the [[Palazzo della Pilotta]], situated not far (half a mile) from the train station, was destroyed. Along with it the [[Teatro Farnese]] and part of the [[Biblioteca Palatina]] were destroyed by Allied bombs; some 21,000 volumes of the library's collection were lost. Several other monuments were also damaged: Palazzo del Giardino, Steccata and San Giovanni churches, Palazzo Ducale, Paganini theater and the monument to [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]. However, Parma did not see widespread destruction during the war. Parma was liberated from the German occupation (1943–1945) on 26 April 1945 by the partisan resistance and the [[Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB)|Brazilian Expeditionary Force]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitoresco.com/historia/guerra/guerra01.htm |title=Mapa da рrea de operaушes |publisher=Pitoresco.com |access-date=2009-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410190514/http://www.pitoresco.com/historia/guerra/guerra01.htm |archive-date=10 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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In Parma, the average annual high temperature is {{convert|17|°C|0}}, the annual low temperature is {{convert|9|°C|0}}, and the annual precipitation is {{convert|777|mm|2|abbr=off}}.
In Parma, the average annual high temperature is {{convert|17|°C|0}}, the annual low temperature is {{convert|9|°C|0}}, and the annual precipitation is {{convert|777|mm|2|abbr=off}}.


The following data comes from the weather station located at the University in the city center. It is affected by the [[urban heat island]] phenomenon. Parma has a [[mid-latitude]], four-season [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] : ''Cfa'') with heavy [[humid continental climate|continental influences]] due to the city's inland position. Relatively nearby coastal areas like [[Genoa]] have far milder climates with cooler summers and milder winters, with the mountains separating Parma from the [[Mediterranean Sea]] acting as a barrier to the sea air. The city receives approximately 45 cm of snow each winter.
The following data comes from the weather station located at the university in the city center. It is affected by the [[urban heat island]] phenomenon. Parma has a [[mid-latitude]], four-season [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfa'') with heavy [[humid continental climate|continental influences]] due to the city's inland position. Relatively nearby coastal areas like [[Genoa]] have far milder climates with cooler summers and milder winters, with the mountains separating Parma from the [[Mediterranean Sea]] acting as a barrier to the sea air. The city receives approximately 45&nbsp;cm of snow each winter.


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|Jan record high C = 24.6

|Jan high C= 4.1
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|Feb high C= 7.5
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|Jan mean C= 1.3
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|Aug low C = 19.0
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| Feb precipitation days = 7
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| Dec precipitation days = 8
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| source 2 = Temperature estreme in Toscana (extremes)<ref>{{cite web
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|language = it
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[[File:San Giovanni Evangelista.JPG|thumb|Late [[Mannerism|Mannerist]] façade of the church of San Giovanni Evangelista, by [[Simone Moschino]] (1604), with sculpture by Giambattista Carra da Bissone<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monasterosangiovanni.com/chiesa.html |title=Monastero di San Giovanni, la chiesa |language=it}}</ref>]]
[[File:San Giovanni Evangelista.JPG|thumb|Late [[Mannerism|Mannerist]] façade of the church of San Giovanni Evangelista, by [[Simone Moschino]] (1604), with sculpture by Giambattista Carra da Bissone<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monasterosangiovanni.com/chiesa.html |title=Monastero di San Giovanni, la chiesa |language=it}}</ref>]]


[[File:Parma-sanfrancesco01.jpg|thumb|Façade of the church of San Francesco. It was the city's jail.]]
[[File:Chiesa di San Francesco del Prato (Parma) - facciata 2 2022-08-06.jpg|thumb|Façade of the church of San Francesco]]


[[File:Parma Opera e Biciclette.jpg|thumb|Opera house programme near [[Teatro Regio (Parma)|Teatro Regio]]]]
[[File:Parma Opera e Biciclette.jpg|thumb|Opera house programme near [[Teatro Regio (Parma)|Teatro Regio]]]]


====Churches====
====Religious buildings====
*''[[Parma Cathedral]]'': [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church houses a 12th-century sculpture by [[Benedetto Antelami]] and a 16th-century fresco masterpiece by [[Antonio da Correggio]].
*''[[Parma Cathedral]]'': [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church houses a 12th-century sculpture by [[Benedetto Antelami]] and a 16th-century fresco masterpiece by [[Antonio da Correggio]].
*''[[Baptistery of Parma|Baptistery]]'': construction began in 1196 by Antelami, stands adjacent to the cathedral.
*''[[Baptistery of Parma|Baptistery]]'': construction began in 1196 by Antelami, stands adjacent to the cathedral.
*''[[San Giovanni Evangelista, Parma|San Giovanni Evangelista]]'': Abbey church originally constructed in the 10th century behind the Cathedral's apse, rebuilt in 1498 and 1510. It has a late [[Mannerism|Mannerist]] façade and a bell tower designed by [[Simone Moschino]]. The cupola is frescoed with an influential masterpiece of the Renaissance: the ''[[Vision of St. John the Evangelist (Correggio)|Vision of St. John the Evangelist]]'' (1520–1522) by Correggio which heralded illusionistic perspective ceilings. Cloisters and library are also notable.
*''[[San Giovanni Evangelista, Parma|San Giovanni Evangelista]]'': Abbey church originally constructed in the 10th century behind the cathedral's apse, rebuilt in 1498 and 1510. It has a late [[Mannerism|Mannerist]] façade and a bell tower designed by [[Simone Moschino]]. The cupola is frescoed with an influential masterpiece of the Renaissance: the ''[[Vision of St. John the Evangelist (Correggio)|Vision of St. John the Evangelist]]'' (1520–1522) by Correggio which heralded illusionistic perspective ceilings. Cloisters and library are also notable.
*''[[Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata]]''.
*''[[Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata]]''.
*''[[Sant'Uldarico, Parma]]'' (1411).
*''[[Sant'Uldarico, Parma]]'' (1411).
*''[[San Paolo, Parma]]'': (11th century) Former Benedictine convent houses Correggio's frescoes in the ''[[Camera di San Paolo]]'' (1519–1520), and works by [[Alessandro Araldi]].
*''[[San Paolo, Parma]]'': (11th century): former Benedictine convent houses Correggio's frescoes in the ''[[Camera di San Paolo]]'' (1519–1520), and works by [[Alessandro Araldi]].
*''[[San Francesco del Prato, Parma|San Francesco del Prato]]'': (13th century) [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] church served as jail from Napoleonic era until 1990s, during which the 16 windows in the façade were opened. The Oratory of the Concezione houses frescoes by [[Michelangelo Anselmi]] and [[Francesco Rondani]].
*''[[San Francesco del Prato, Parma|San Francesco del Prato]]'': (13th century) [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] church served as jail from Napoleonic era until 1990s, during which the 16 windows in the façade were opened. The Oratory of the Concezione houses frescoes by [[Michelangelo Anselmi]] and [[Francesco Rondani]].
*''[[Santa Croce, Parma|Santa Croce]]'': 12th-century church in [[romanesque architecture|Romanesque style]], had a nave and two aisles with a semicircular apse. Rebuilt in 1415 and again in 1635–1666. The frescoes in the nave by [[Giovanni Maria Conti]], [[Francesco Reti]] and [[Antonio Lombardi]]) date to this period.
*''[[Santa Croce, Parma|Santa Croce]]'': 12th-century church in [[romanesque architecture|Romanesque style]], had a nave and two aisles with a semicircular apse. Rebuilt in 1415 and again in 1635–1666. The frescoes in the nave by [[Giovanni Maria Conti]], [[Francesco Reti]] and [[Antonio Lombardi]]) date to this period.
*''[[San Sepolcro, Parma|San Sepolcro]]'': church built in 1275 over a pre-existing religious building. Interiors were largely renovated in 1506, 1603 and finally 1701. The Baroque bell tower was built in 1616 and the bells were completed in 1753. Adjacent is a former monastery (1493–1495) of the Regular Canons of the Lateran.
*''[[San Sepolcro, Parma|San Sepolcro]]'': church built in 1275 over a pre-existing religious building. Interiors were largely renovated in 1506, 1603 and finally 1701. The Baroque bell tower was built in 1616 and the bells were completed in 1753. Adjacent is a former monastery (1493–1495) of the Regular Canons of the Lateran.
*''[[Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Parma|Santa Caterina d'Alessandria]]'': 14th-century church.
*''[[Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Parma|Santa Caterina d'Alessandria]]'': 14th-century church.
*''[[Santa Maria del Quartiere, Parma|Santa Maria del Quartiere]]'' (1604–1619) church characterized by an unusual hexagonal plan. The cupola is decorated with frescoes by [[Pier Antonio Bernabei]] and pupils.
*''[[Santa Maria del Quartiere, Parma|Santa Maria del Quartiere]]'' (1604–1619): church characterized by an unusual hexagonal plan. The cupola is decorated with frescoes by [[Pier Antonio Bernabei]] and pupils.
*''[[San Rocco, Parma|San Rocco]]'': late Baroque style church rebuilt in 1754 and dedicated to one of Parma's patron saints.
*''[[San Rocco, Parma|San Rocco]]'': late Baroque style church rebuilt in 1754 and dedicated to one of Parma's patron saints.
*''[[Santa Cristina, Parma|Santa Cristina]]''
*''[[Santa Cristina, Parma|Santa Cristina]]''


====Palaces====
====Secular buildings====
* ''[[Palazzo della Pilotta]]'' (1583): it houses the Academy of Fine Arts with artists of the [[School of Parma (Painting)|School of Parma]], the [[Biblioteca Palatina|Palatine Library]], the [[Galleria Nazionale di Parma|National Gallery]], the Archaeological Museum, the Bodoni Museum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.briarpress.org/1835 |title=Bodoni Museum |access-date=2009-10-23 |work=briar press official website |publisher=briar press }}</ref> and the [[Teatro farnese|Farnese Theatre]]. It was partially destroyed during [[World War II]]
* ''[[Palazzo della Pilotta]]'' (1583): it houses the Academy of Fine Arts with artists of the [[School of Parma (Painting)|School of Parma]], the [[Biblioteca Palatina|Palatine Library]], the [[Galleria Nazionale di Parma|National Gallery]], the Archaeological Museum, the Bodoni Museum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.briarpress.org/1835 |title=Bodoni Museum |access-date=2009-10-23 |work=briar press official website |publisher=briar press }}</ref> and the [[Teatro farnese|Farnese Theatre]]. It was partially destroyed during [[World War II]].
*''Palazzo del Giardino'', built from 1561 for Duke [[Ottavio Farnese]] on a design by [[Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola]]. Built on the former Sforza castle area, it was enlarged in the 17th–18th centuries. It includes the ''Palazzo Eucherio Sanvitale'', with interesting decorations dating from the 16th centuries and attributed to Gianfrancesco d'Agrate, and a fresco by [[Parmigianino]]. Annexed is the Ducal Park also by Vignola. It was turned into a French-style garden in 1749.
*''Palazzo del Giardino'', built from 1561 for Duke [[Ottavio Farnese]] on a design by [[Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola]]. Built on the former Sforza castle area, it was enlarged in the 17th–18th centuries. It includes the ''Palazzo Eucherio Sanvitale'', with interesting decorations dating from the 16th centuries and attributed to Gianfrancesco d'Agrate, and a fresco by [[Parmigianino]]. Annexed is the Ducal Park also by Vignola. It was turned into a French-style garden in 1749.
*''Palazzo del Comune'', built in 1627.
*''[[Palazzo del Comune, Parma|Palazzo del Comune]]'' municipal offices, built in 1627.
*''Palazzo del Governatore'' ("Governor's Palace"), dating from the 13th century.
*''[[Palazzo del Governatore, Parma|Palazzo del Governatore]]'' ("Governor's Palace"), dating from the 13th century.
*''Bishop's Palace'' (1055).
*''Bishop's Palace'' (1055).
*''Ospedale Vecchio'' ("Old Hospital"), created in 1250 and later renovated in Renaissance times.
*''Ospedale Vecchio'' ("Old Hospital"), created in 1250 and later renovated in Renaissance times.
* [[Palazzo Tarasconi, Parma]]


====Other sites of interest====
====Other sites of interest====
* The ''[[Teatro Farnese]]'' was constructed in 1618–1619 by [[Giovan Battista Aleotti]], totally in wood. It was commissioned by [[Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma|Duke Ranuccio I]] for the visit of [[Cosimo I de' Medici]].
*The ''Cittadella'', a large fortress erected in the 16th century by order of Duke [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma|Alessandro Farnese]], close to the old walls.
*The ''Cittadella'', a large fortress erected in the 16th century by order of Duke [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma|Alessandro Farnese]], close to the old walls.
*The ''Pons Lapidis'' (also known as Roman Bridge or Theoderic's Bridge), a Roman structure in stone dating from the reign of [[Augustus]].
*''Pons Lapidis'' (also known as Roman Bridge or Theoderic's Bridge): Ruins of Ancient Roman stone bridge dating from the reign of [[Augustus]].
* The ''[[Orto Botanico di Parma]]'' is a [[botanical garden]] maintained by the [[University of Parma]].
*''[[Orto Botanico di Parma]]'': [[botanical garden]] maintained by the [[University of Parma]].
* The ''[[Teatro Regio di Parma|Teatro Regio]]'' ("Royal Theatre"), built in 1821–1829 by [[Nicola Bettoli]]. It has a Neo-Classical façade and a porch with double window order. It is the city's [[opera house]].
*''[[Teatro Farnese]]'': theater built 1618–1619 by [[Giovan Battista Aleotti]], totally in wood. It was commissioned by [[Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma|Duke Ranuccio I]] for the visit of [[Cosimo I de' Medici]].
*''[[Teatro Regio di Parma|Teatro Regio]]'' ("Royal Theatre"): city opera house built 1821–1829 by [[Nicola Bettoli]]. It has a Neo-Classical facade and a porch with double window order.
* The ''Auditorium [[Niccolò Paganini]]'', designed by [[Renzo Piano]].
*''Auditorium [[Niccolò Paganini]]'', designed by [[Renzo Piano]].
* The Museum House of [[Arturo Toscanini]], where the musician was born.
* Museum House of [[Arturo Toscanini]], where the musician was born.
*[[Museo Lombardi]]. It exhibits a prestigious collection of art and historical items regarding [[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma|Maria Luigia]] of [[Habsburg]] and her first husband [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]; important works and documents concerning the Duchy of Parma in the 18th and 19th centuries are also kept by the Museum.
*[[Museo Lombardi]]. It exhibits a prestigious collection of art and historical items regarding [[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma|Maria Luigia]] of [[Habsburg]] and her first husband [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]; important works and documents concerning the Duchy of Parma in the 18th and 19th centuries are also kept by the Museum.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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On 1 January 2016 there were 192,836 resident citizens in Parma, of whom 47.64% were male and 52.36% were female.{{r|ISTAT_PR2016}} Minors (children aged 18 and younger) totalled 16.46% of the population compared to pensioners who numbered 22.64%. This compares with the Italian average of 17.45% and 22.04% respectively.{{r|ISTAT_Bil2015Tot}} In the fourteen years between 2002 and 2016, the population of Parma experienced 17.72% growth, while [[Italy]] as a whole grew by 6.45%. In the same period foreign born residents in Parma experienced +385.02% growth, while in Italy growth was of +274.75%. {{r|ISTAT_Inter2001}} The current birth rate of Parma is 8.62 births per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the Italian average of 8.01 births.
On 1 January 2016, there were 192,836 resident citizens in Parma, of whom 47.64% were male and 52.36% were female.{{r|ISTAT_PR2016}} Minors (children aged 18 and younger) totalled 16.46% of the population; this is compared to pensioners, who numbered 22.64%. This compares with the Italian average of 17.45% and 22.04% respectively.{{r|ISTAT_Bil2015Tot}} In the fourteen years between 2002 and 2016, the population of Parma experienced 17.72% growth, while [[Italy]] as a whole grew by 6.45%. In the same period foreign born residents in Parma experienced +385.02% growth, while in Italy growth was of +274.75%. {{r|ISTAT_Inter2001}} The current birth rate of Parma is 8.62 births per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the Italian average of 8.01 births.{{Historical populations|1861|68284|1871|68889|1881|68382|1901|77004|1911|84140|1921|96347|1931|106400|1936|109365|1951|122978|1961|147368|1971|175228|1981|179019|1991|170520|2001|163457|2011|175895|2021|195436|type=|footnote=Source: [[Istituto Nazionale di Statistica|ISTAT]]}}{{As of|2016|01|01}}, 84.09% of the population was [[Italian people|Italian]]. The largest foreign group came from other parts of [[Europe]] (namely [[Moldova]], [[Romania]], [[Albania]], and [[Ukraine]]: 6.45%), followed by [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] (namely [[Ghana]], [[Nigeria]] and [[Ivory Coast]]: 1.81%), [[North Africa]] (namely [[Morocco]] and [[Tunisia]]: 1.46%) and the [[Philippines]]: 1.33%.{{r|ISTAT_Bil2015Ext}}

{{As of|2016|01|01}}, 84.09% of the population was [[Italian people|Italian]]. The largest foreign group came from other parts of [[Europe]] (namely [[Moldova]], [[Romania]], [[Albania]], and [[Ukraine]]: 6.45%), followed by [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] (namely [[Ghana]], [[Nigeria]] and [[Ivory Coast]]: 1.81%), [[North Africa]] (namely [[Morocco]] and [[Tunisia]]: 1.46%) and the [[Philippines]]: 1.33%.{{r|ISTAT_Bil2015Ext}}


== Culture ==
== Culture ==
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[[File:09 Parma night, Italy - イタリアのカフェ.jpg|thumb|left|Caffè Teatro Regio in front of the theatre]]
[[File:09 Parma night, Italy - イタリアのカフェ.jpg|thumb|left|Caffè Teatro Regio in front of the theatre]]


Parma is famous for its food and rich gastronomical tradition: two of its specialties are [[Parmigiano Reggiano]] [[cheese]] (also produced in [[Reggio Emilia]]), and [[Prosciutto|Prosciutto di Parma (Parma ham)]], both given [[Protected Designation of Origin]] status. Parma also claims several stuffed pasta dishes like "tortelli d'erbetta" and "anolini in brodo".
Parma is famous for its food and rich gastronomical tradition: two of its specialties are ''[[Parmesan|Parmigiano Reggiano]]'' [[cheese]] (also produced in [[Reggio Emilia]]) and ''[[Prosciutto|Prosciutto di Parma]]'' ("Parma ham"), both given [[Protected designation of origin]] status. Parma also claims several stuffed pasta dishes, such as ''tortelli d'erbetta'' and ''anolini in brodo''.


In 2004 Parma was appointed the seat of the [[European Food Safety Authority|European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)]] and was appointed to the [[Creative Cities Network]] as [[UNESCO]] City of Gastronomy.
In 2004, Parma was appointed the seat of the [[European Food Safety Authority|European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)]] and was appointed to the [[Creative Cities Network]] as [[UNESCO]] City of Gastronomy.
Parma also has two food multinationals, [[Barilla Group|Barilla]] and [[Parmalat]] and a medium-large food tourism sector represented by Parma Golosa and Food Valley companies.
Parma also has two food multinationals, [[Barilla (company)|Barilla]] and [[Parmalat]], and a medium-large food tourism sector, represented by Parma Golosa and Food Valley companies.


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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Parmigiano_reggiano_piece.jpg|Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, the true "parmesan"
File:Parmigiano_reggiano_piece.jpg|''Parmigiano Reggiano'' cheese, the true "Parmesan"
File:Prosciutto_di_Parma_-_affettato2.jpg|Prosciutto di Parma (cured ham)
File:Prosciutto_di_Parma_-_affettato2.jpg|''Prosciutto di Parma'' (cured ham)
File:Tortelli d'erbetta.jpg|Tortelli d'erbetta
File:Tortelli d'erbetta.jpg|''Tortelli d'erbetta''
File:Anolini in brodo.jpg|Anolini in brodo
File:Anolini in brodo.jpg|''Anolini in brodo''
</gallery>
</gallery>


===''Frazioni''===
==''Frazioni''==

The comune (municipality) of Parma is subdivided into a number of [[frazione|frazioni]]:
The comune (municipality) of Parma is subdivided into a number of [[frazione|frazioni]]:
Alberi, Baganzola, Bedonia, Beneceto, Borgo Val di Taro, Botteghino, Ca'Terzi, Calestano, Carignano, Carpaneto, Cartiera, Casalbaroncolo, Casalora di Ravadese, Casaltone, Case Capelli, Case Cocconi, Case Crostolo, Case Nuove, Case Rosse, Case Vecchie, Casino dalla Rosa, Casagnola, Castelletto, Castelnovo, Cervara, Chiozzola, Coloreto, Colorno, Corcagnano, Eia, Fontanini, Fontanellato, Gaione, Ghiaiata Nuova, Il Moro, La Catena, La Palazzina, Malandriano, Marano, Marore, Martorano, Molino di Malandriano, Osteria San Martino, Panocchia, Paradigna, Pedrignano, Pilastrello, Pizzolese, Ponte, Porporano, Pozzetto Piccolo, Quercioli, Ravadese, Ronco Pascolo, Rosa, [[San Pancrazio Parmense|San Pancrazio]], San Prospero, San Ruffino, San Secondo, Sissa, Soragna, Terenzo, Tizzano Val Parma, Traversetolo, Trecasali, Valera, Viarolo, Viazza, Vicofertile, Vicomero, Vigatto, Vigheffio, Vigolante.
Alberi, Baganzola, Beneceto, Botteghino, Ca'Terzi, Calestano, Carignano, Carpaneto, Cartiera, Casalbaroncolo, Casalora di Ravadese, Casaltone, Case Capelli, Case Cocconi, Case Crostolo, Case Nuove, Case Rosse, Case Vecchie, Casino dalla Rosa, Casagnola, Castelletto, Castelnovo, Cervara, Chiozzola, Coloreto, Colorno, Corcagnano, Eia, Fontanini, Fontanellato,Fontevivo,Gaione, Ghiaiata Nuova, Il Moro, La Catena, La Palazzina, Malandriano, Marano, Marore, Martorano, Molino di Malandriano, Osteria San Martino, Panocchia, Paradigna, Pedrignano, Pilastrello, Pizzolese, Ponte, Porporano, Pozzetto Piccolo, Quercioli, Ravadese, Ronco Pascolo, Rosa, [[San Pancrazio Parmense|San Pancrazio]], San Prospero, San Ruffino, San Secondo, Sissa, Soragna, Terenzo, Tizzano Val Parma, Traversetolo, Trecasali, Valera, Viarolo, Viazza, Vicofertile, Vicomero, Vigatto, Vigheffio, Vigolante.
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===People===
==Notable people==
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====Painters and sculptors====
===Painters and sculptors===
* [[Michelangelo Anselmi]], painter born in [[Tuscany]]
* [[Michelangelo Anselmi]], painter born in [[Tuscany]]
* [[Benedetto Antelami]], architect and sculptor
* [[Benedetto Antelami]], architect and sculptor
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* [[Amedeo Bocchi]], painter
* [[Amedeo Bocchi]], painter
* [[Giulio Carmignani]], painter
* [[Giulio Carmignani]], painter
* [[Antonio da Correggio]] (Antonio Allegri), born in [[Correggio]] ([[Reggio Emilia]]), painter
* [[Antonio da Correggio]] (Antonio Allegri), born in [[Correggio, Emilia-Romagna|Correggio]] ([[Reggio Emilia]]), painter


[[File:Correggio 010.jpg|thumb|Detail of [[Antonio da Correggio|Correggio]]'s frescoes in the ''Camera di San Paolo'']]
[[File:Correggio 010.jpg|thumb|Detail of Correggio's frescoes in the ''Camera di San Paolo'']]


* [[Francesco Marmitta]], painter
* [[Francesco Marmitta]], painter
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* [[Bartolomeo Schedoni]], painter
* [[Bartolomeo Schedoni]], painter


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* [[Vittorio Adorni]], cyclist
* [[Vittorio Adorni]], cyclist
* [[Deborah Lettieri]], dancer at Crazy Horse de Paris, choreographer, tv talent show judge
* [[Deborah Lettieri]], dancer at Crazy Horse de Paris, choreographer and TV talent show judge
* [[Giovanni Amighetti]], composer, musician
* [[Giovanni Amighetti]], composer and musician
* [[Amoretti Brothers]], typographers and typefounders, Bodoni's opponents
* [[Amoretti Brothers]], typographers and typefounders, Bodoni's opponents
* [[Andrea Belicchi]], racing driver
* [[Attilio Bertolucci]], poet
* [[Attilio Bertolucci]], poet
* [[Bernardo Bertolucci]], director
* [[Bernardo Bertolucci]], director
* [[Giuseppe Bertolucci]], director
* [[Giuseppe Bertolucci]], director
* [[Giacomo Belli]], musician
* [[Giambattista Bodoni]], typographer
* [[Giambattista Bodoni]], typographer
* [[Vittorio Bottego]], explorer
* [[Vittorio Bottego]], explorer
* [[Cleofonte Campanini]], conductor
* [[Cleofonte Campanini]], conductor
* [[Francesco Cura]], actor, singer, model
* [[Francesco Cura]], actor, singer and model
* [[Elisabeth Farnese|Elizabeth Farnese]], Queen of Spain
* [[Alex Di Gregorio]], cartoonist
* [[Elizabeth Farnese]], Queen of Spain
* [[Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma|Odoardo Farnese]], duke of Parma
* [[Odoardo Farnese]], duke of Parma
* [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma]], military commander
* [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma]], military commander
* [[Adalgisa Gabbi]] (1857–1933), opera singer
* [[Adalgisa Gabbi]] (1857–1933), opera singer
* [[Francesco Gabriele Frola]], ballet dancer
* [[Francesco Gabriele Frola]], ballet dancer
* [[Vittorio Gallese]], physiologist
* [[Vittorio Gallese]], physiologist
* [[Pietro Gandolfi]], racing driver
* [[Fiorello Giraud]], opera singer
* [[Fiorello Giraud]], opera singer
* [[Giovannino Guareschi]], writer
* [[Giovannino Guareschi]], writer
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* [[Antonio Brianti]], architect
* [[Antonio Brianti]], architect
* [[Ferdinando Paer]], composer
* [[Ferdinando Paer]], composer
* [[Niccolò Paganini]], composer, musician (buried in Parma)
* [[Niccolò Paganini]], composer and musician, buried in Parma
* [[Renzo Pezzani]], poet
* [[Alex Szilasi]], pianist
* [[Alex Szilasi]], pianist
* [[Arturo Toscanini]], conductor
* [[Arturo Toscanini]], conductor
* [[Bello FiGo|Paul Yeboah]] (Bello FiGo), singer
* [[Bello FiGo|Paul Yeboah]] (Bello FiGo), singer
* [[Giuseppe Verdi]], opera composer
* [[Giuseppe Verdi]], opera composer
* [[Marcus Thuram]], footballer
* [[Jerry Torre]], footballer
* [[Alvaro Valiente]], footballer


===Sport===
==Sport==
[[File:Stadio Ennio Tardini 5.JPG|thumb|Parma F.C. fans at the Stadio Ennio Tardini, one of the oldest stadiums in Italy]]


[[File:Stadio Ennio Tardini 5.JPG|thumb|[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma F.C.]] fans at the [[Stadio Ennio Tardini]], one of the oldest stadiums in Italy]]
[[Parma Calcio 1913]], founded in 2015, is a [[Serie A]] (first division) [[association football|football]] club. It replaced [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma F.C.]], which went [[Bankruptcy|bankrupt]] in 2015. It plays in the city's [[Stadio Ennio Tardini]], which opened in 1923 and seats up to 23,000.


Parma's other sport team is the [[rugby union]] club [[Zebre Parma|Zebre]] which competes in [[United Rugby Championship|Pro14]], one of the top rugby competitions in the world. Parma also is home to two [[rugby union]] teams in the top national division, [[Crociati Parma Rugby FC|Overmach Rugby Parma]] and [[Gran Ducato Parma Rugby|SKG Gran Rugby]].
[[Parma Calcio 1913]], founded in 2015, is a [[Serie B]] (second division) [[association football|football]] club. It replaced [[Parma F.C.]], which went [[bankrupt]] in 2015. It plays in the city's [[Stadio Ennio Tardini]], which opened in 1923 and seats up to 23,000.


[[Parma Panthers]] is the Parma [[American football]] team which provided the basis for [[John Grisham]]'s book ''[[Playing for Pizza]]''. [[Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi]] is the ground of rugby and American football teams.
Parma's other sport team is the [[rugby union]] club [[Zebre]] which competes in [[Pro14]], one of the top rugby competitions in the world. Parma also is home to two [[rugby union]] teams in the top national division, [[Parma Rugby|Overmach Rugby Parma]] and [[Gran Rugby|SKG Gran Rugby]].


[[Pallavolo Parma]] and [[Parma Baseball Club|Parma Baseball]] are other sports teams in the city. [[Nino Cavalli Stadium]] is a [[Ballpark|baseball stadium]] located in Parma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parma-emilia-romagna.catalogo-online.it/punto-di-linteresse/stadium-of-baseball-nino-cavalli-parma/|title=Stadium Of Baseball Nino Cavalli — Punto dinteresse in Parma, Via Teresa Confalonieri Casati, 22, 43125 Parma PR, Italy|website=parma-emilia-romagna.catalogo-online.it}}</ref> It is the home stadium of Parma Baseball of the [[Italian Baseball League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parmabaseball.it/tutte-le-news/874-le-modalita-di-accesso-e-i-prezzi-dei-bilgietti-per-gara-tre-e-l-eventuale-gara-quattro-si-gioca-martedi-e-mercoledi-alle-20-30.html|title=Parma Baseball - LE MODALITA' DI ACCESSO E I PREZZI DEI BIGLIETTI PER GARA TRE E L'EVENTUALE GARA QUATTRO. SI GIOCA MARTEDI' E MERCOLEDI' ALLE 20.30|website=www.parmabaseball.it}}</ref>
[[Parma Panthers]] is the Parma [[American football]] team which provided the basis for [[John Grisham]]'s book ''[[Playing for Pizza]]''. [[Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi]] is the ground of rugby and American football teams.

[[Pallavolo Parma]] and [[Parma Baseball]] are other sports teams in the city. [[Nino Cavalli Stadium]] is a [[baseball stadium]] located in Parma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parma-emilia-romagna.catalogo-online.it/punto-di-linteresse/stadium-of-baseball-nino-cavalli-parma/|title=Stadium Of Baseball Nino Cavalli — Punto dinteresse in Parma, Via Teresa Confalonieri Casati, 22, 43125 Parma PR, Italy|website=parma-emilia-romagna.catalogo-online.it}}</ref> It is the home stadium of Parma Baseball of the [[Italian Baseball League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parmabaseball.it/tutte-le-news/874-le-modalita-di-accesso-e-i-prezzi-dei-bilgietti-per-gara-tre-e-l-eventuale-gara-quattro-si-gioca-martedi-e-mercoledi-alle-20-30.html|title=Parma Baseball - LE MODALITA' DI ACCESSO E I PREZZI DEI BIGLIETTI PER GARA TRE E L'EVENTUALE GARA QUATTRO. SI GIOCA MARTEDI' E MERCOLEDI' ALLE 20.30|website=www.parmabaseball.it}}</ref>


== Economy and infrastructure ==
== Economy and infrastructure ==
Parma has a thriving economy, and the food sector is very developed. Some of the players in this sector include [[Barilla (company)|Barilla]] which is based in
Parma has a thriving economy, and the food sector is very developed. Some of the players in this sector include [[Barilla (company)|Barilla]], which is based in the city. [[Chiesi Farmaceutici]], in the pharma industry, is headquartered in Parma. The [[European Food Safety Authority]] is also based in Parma.
the city. [[Chiesi Farmaceutici]] in the pharma industry is headquartered in Parma. The [[European Food Safety Authority]] is also based in Parma.


===Transport===
===Transport===
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[[Parma Airport|Aeroporto Internazionale di Parma]], Parma's airport, offers commercial flights to cities in a number of European countries.
[[Parma Airport|Aeroporto Internazionale di Parma]], Parma's airport, offers commercial flights to cities in a number of European countries.


==Twin towns – sister cities==
==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy}}
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy}}
Parma is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Gemellaggi|url=https://www.comune.parma.it/comune/Gemellaggi.aspx|website=comune.parma.it|publisher=Parma|language=it|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>

Parma is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Gemellaggi|url=https://www.comune.parma.it/comune/Gemellaggi.aspx|website=comune.parma.it|publisher=Parma|language=it|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bourg-en-Bresse]], France
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bourg-en-Bresse]], France
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*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stockton, California|Stockton]], United States
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stockton, California|Stockton]], United States
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==Notable people==
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*[[Enzo Magnanini]] (1935–1968), footballer
*[[Michele Pietranera]] (born 1974), professional footballer


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Italy|European Union|Cities}}
* [[European College of Parma]]
* [[European College of Parma]]
* [[University of Parma]]
* [[University of Parma]]
* [[History of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza#]]


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=ISTAT_PR2016>{{cite web |title=Popolazione residente Anno 2016 |website=GeoDemo - [[Istituto Nazionale di Statistica|ISTAT]] |language=it |url=http://demo.istat.it/pop2016/index1.html |access-date=1 August 2016 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISTAT_PR2016>{{cite web |title=Popolazione residente Anno 2016 |website=GeoDemo - [[Istituto Nazionale di Statistica|ISTAT]] |language=it |url=http://demo.istat.it/pop2016/index1.html |access-date=1 August 2016 |archive-date=6 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206162518/http://www.demo.istat.it/pop2016/index1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name=ISTAT_Bil2015Tot>{{cite web |title=Popolazione residente - Bilancio demografico Anno 2015 |website=GeoDemo - Istat |language=it |url=http://demo.istat.it/bil2015/index.html |access-date=1 August 2016}}</ref>
<ref name=ISTAT_Bil2015Tot>{{cite web |title=Popolazione residente - Bilancio demografico Anno 2015 |website=GeoDemo - Istat |language=it |url=http://demo.istat.it/bil2015/index.html |access-date=1 August 2016}}</ref>
<ref name=ISTAT_Bil2015Ext>{{cite web |title=Cittadini stranieri - Bilancio demografico Anno 2015 |website=GeoDemo - Istat |language=it |url=http://demo.istat.it/str2015/index.html |access-date=1 August 2016}}</ref>
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* [http://www.paesaggioitaliano.eu/gallery/parma/index.php Photo Gallery by Leonardo Bellotti] {{in lang|it}}
* [http://www.paesaggioitaliano.eu/gallery/parma/index.php Photo Gallery by Leonardo Bellotti] {{in lang|it}}
* [https://archive.today/20130817160501/http://thecampanileproject.org/campanile/index.php/emilia-romagna/parma Parma on The Campanile Project]
* [https://archive.today/20130817160501/http://thecampanileproject.org/campanile/index.php/emilia-romagna/parma Parma on The Campanile Project]
* {{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Parma |volume=20 |pages=850–851 |short=1}}


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This article is about the Italian city. For other uses, see Parma (disambiguation).

Parma
Pärma (Emilian)
Comune
Comune di Parma
From top left: Monument to Victory, Palazzo del Governatore, Parma Cathedral, Palazzo della Pilotta with Monumento al Partigiano, Palazzo del Giardino in Parco Ducale, Baptistery of Parma, aerial view from the Baptistery
Flag of Parma
Flag
Coat of arms of Parma
Coat of arms
Location of Parma
Map
Parma is located in Italy
Parma
Parma
Location of Parma in Emilia-Romagna
Parma is located in Emilia-Romagna
Parma
Parma
Parma (Emilia-Romagna)
Coordinates: 44°48′05.3″N 10°19′40.8″E / 44.801472°N 10.328000°E / 44.801472; 10.328000
CountryItaly
RegionEmilia-Romagna
ProvinceParma (PR)
FrazioniSee list
Government
 • MayorMichele Guerra
Area
[1]
 • Total
260.77 km2 (100.68 sq mi)
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (28 of October 2020)[2]
 • Total
198,292
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Parmesan, Parmigiano
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
43121-43126
Dialing code0521
Patron saintSant'Ilario di Poitiers, Sant'Onorato, San Rocco
Saint dayJanuary 13
WebsiteOfficial website

Parma (Italian: [ˈparma] ⓘ; Parmigiano: Pärma [ˈpɛːʁmɐ]) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second most populous city in Emilia-Romagna after Bologna, the region's capital. The city is home to the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world. Parma is divided into two parts by the stream of the same name. The district on the west side of the river is Oltretorrente. Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called Parma.

History

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For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Parma.

Prehistory

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Parma was already a built-up area in the Bronze Age. In the current position of the city rose a terramare.[3] The "terramare" (marl earth) were ancient villages built of wood on piles according to a defined scheme and squared form; constructed on dry land and generally in proximity to the rivers. During this age (between 1500 BC and 800 BC) the first necropolis (on the sites of the present-day Piazza Duomo and Piazzale della Macina) were constructed.

Antiquity

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The city was most probably founded and named by the Etruscans, for a parma or palma (circular shield) was a Latin borrowing, as were many Roman terms for particular arms, and the names Parmeal, Parmni and Parmnial appear in Etruscan inscriptions. Diodorus Siculus[4] reported that the Romans had changed their rectangular shields for round ones, imitating the Etruscans. Whether the Etruscan encampment acquired its name from its round shape, like a shield, or from its metaphorical function as a shield against the Gauls to the north, remains uncertain.

The Roman colony was founded in 183 BC, together with Mutina (Modena); 2,000 families were settled. Parma had a certain importance as a road hub over the Via Aemilia and the Via Claudia. It had a forum, in what is today the central Garibaldi Square. In April 43 BC the city was destroyed.[5] Subsequently Augustus rebuilt it. During the Roman Empire, it gained the title of Julia for its loyalty to the imperial house.

Attila sacked the city in 452,[6] and the Germanic king Odoacer later gifted it to his followers. During the Gothic War, however, Totila destroyed it. It was then part of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna (changing its name to Chrysopolis, "Golden City", probably due to the presence of the imperial treasury) and, from 569, of the Lombard Kingdom of Italy. During the Middle Ages, Parma became an important stage of the Via Francigena, the main road connecting Rome to Northern Europe; several castles, hospitals and inns were built in the following centuries to host the increasing number of pilgrims who passed by Parma and Fidenza, following the Apennines via Collecchio, Berceto and the Corchia ranges before descending the Passo della Cisa into Tuscany, heading finally south toward Rome.

The city had a medieval Jewish community.[7] The Palatine Library houses the largest collection of Hebrew manuscripts in Italy, and the second-largest in the world after the Bodleian Library in Oxford.[8]

Middle Ages

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Baptistery of Parma, 1196–1270

Under Frankish rule, Parma became the capital of a county in 774. Like most northern Italian cities, it was nominally a part of the Holy Roman Empire created by Charlemagne, but locally ruled by its bishops, the first being Guibodus. In the subsequent struggles between the Papacy and the Empire, Parma was usually a member of the Imperial party. Two of its bishops became antipopes: Càdalo, founder of the cathedral, as Honorius II; and Guibert, as Clement III. An almost independent commune was created around 1140; a treaty between Parma and Piacenza of 1149 is the earliest document of a comune headed by consuls.[9] After the Peace of Constance in 1183 confirmed the Italian communes' rights of self-governance, long-standing quarrels with the neighbouring communes of Reggio Emilia, Piacenza and Cremona became harsher, with the aim of controlling the vital trading line over the Po River.

The struggle between Guelphs and Ghibellines was a feature of Parma too. In 1213, her podestà was the Guelph Rambertino Buvalelli. Then, after a long stance alongside the emperors, the Papist families of the city gained control in 1248. The city was besieged in 1247–48 by Emperor Frederick II, who was however crushed in the battle that ensued.

By 1328, Rolando de' Rossi was made signore of Parma. In 1331, the city submitted to King John of Bohemia. Parma fell under the control of Milan in 1341. After a short-lived period of independence under the Terzi family (1404–1409), the Sforza imposed their rule (1440–1449) through their associated families of Pallavicino, Rossi, Sanvitale and Da Correggio. These created a kind of new feudalism, building towers and castles throughout the city and the land. These fiefs evolved into truly independent states: the Landi governed the higher Taro's valley from 1257 to 1682. The Pallavicino seignory extended over the eastern part of today's province, with the capital in Busseto. Parma's territories were an exception for Northern Italy, as its feudal subdivision frequently continued until more recent years. For example, Solignano was a Pallavicino family possession until 1805, and San Secondo belonged to the Rossi well into the 19th century.

Modern era

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Parma in the 15th century

Between the 14th and the 15th centuries, Parma was at the centre of the Italian Wars. The Battle of Fornovo was fought in its territory. The French held the city in 1500–1521, with a short Papal parenthesis in 1512–1515. After the foreigners were expelled, Parma belonged to the Papal States until 1545.

In that year the Farnese pope, Paul III, detached Parma and Piacenza from the Papal States and gave them as a duchy to his illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese, whose descendants ruled in Parma until 1731, when Antonio Farnese, last male of the Farnese line, died. In 1594 a constitution was promulgated, the University enhanced and the Nobles' College founded. There was also an important Jesuit college in Parma: it was the largest owned by the order in the entire region of Emilia-Romagna and it acquired a strong reputation in the scientific field, given that Fathers Giuseppe Biancani, Niccolò Cabeo and Mario Bettinus, all members of the order, taught there.[10] The war to reduce the barons' power continued for several years: in 1612 Barbara Sanseverino was executed in the central square of Parma, together with six other nobles charged of plotting against the duke. At the end of the 17th century, after the defeat of Pallavicini (1588) and Landi (1682) the Farnese duke could finally hold with firm hand all Parmense territories. The castle of the Sanseverino in Colorno was turned into a luxurious summer palace by Ferdinando Bibiena.

In the Treaty of London (1718) it was promulgated that the heir to the combined Duchy of Parma and Piacenza would be Elisabeth Farnese's elder son with Philip V of Spain, Don Carlos. In 1731, the fifteen-year-old Don Carlos became Charles I Duke of Parma and Piacenza, at the death of his childless great uncle Antonio Farnese. In 1734, Charles I conquered the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, and was crowned as the King of Naples and Sicily on 3 July 1735, leaving the Duchy of Parma to his brother Philip (Filippo I di Borbone-Parma). All the outstanding art collections of the duke's palaces of Parma, Colorno and Sala Baganza were moved to Naples.

A drawing of Parma.
The city of Parma, divided by the river of the same name, with the imposing Romanesque Cathedral of the Ascension of the Virgin prominent on the right bank. 16th century.

Parma was under French influence after the Peace of Aachen (1748). Parma became a modern state with the energetic action of prime minister Guillaume du Tillot. He created the bases for a modern industry and fought strenuously against the church's privileges. The city lived a period of particular splendour: the Biblioteca Palatina (Palatine Library), the Archaeological Museum, the Picture Gallery and the Botanical Garden were founded, together with the Royal Printing Works directed by Giambattista Bodoni, aided by the Amoretti Brothers as skilled and inspired punchcutters.

Contemporary age

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Parma in 1832

During the Napoleonic Wars (1802–1814), Parma was annexed to France and made capital of the Taro Department. Under its French name, Parme, it was also created a duché grand-fief de l'Empire for Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, the Emperor's Arch-Treasurer, on 24 April 1808 (extinguished in 1926).

After the restoration of the Duchy of Parma by the 1814–15 Vienna Congress, the Risorgimento's upheavals had no fertile ground in the tranquil duchy. In 1847, after Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma's death, it passed again to the House of Bourbon, the last of whom was stabbed in the city and left it to his widow, Luisa Maria of Berry. On 15 September 1859 the dynasty was declared deposed, and Parma entered the newly formed province of Emilia under Luigi Carlo Farini. With the plebiscite of 1860 the former duchy became part of the unified Kingdom of Italy.

The loss of the capital role provoked an economic and social crisis in Parma. It started to recover its role of industrial prominence after the railway connection with Piacenza and Bologna of 1859, and with Fornovo and Suzzara in 1883. Trade unions were strong in the city, in which a notable General Strike was declared from 1 May to 6 June 1908. The struggle with Fascism had its most dramatic moment in August 1922, when the regime officer Italo Balbo attempted to enter the popular quarter of Oltretorrente. The citizens organized into the Arditi del Popolo ("The people's daring ones") and pushed back the squadristi. This episode is considered the first example of Resistance in Italy.

View of Palazzo della Pilotta in Piazza della Pace. The rebuilt part on the right is where once was the church of St. Peter.

During World War II, Parma was a strong centre of partisan resistance. The train station and marshalling yards were targets for high altitude bombing by the Allies in the spring of 1944. Much of the Palazzo della Pilotta, situated not far (half a mile) from the train station, was destroyed. Along with it the Teatro Farnese and part of the Biblioteca Palatina were destroyed by Allied bombs; some 21,000 volumes of the library's collection were lost. Several other monuments were also damaged: Palazzo del Giardino, Steccata and San Giovanni churches, Palazzo Ducale, Paganini theater and the monument to Verdi. However, Parma did not see widespread destruction during the war. Parma was liberated from the German occupation (1943–1945) on 26 April 1945 by the partisan resistance and the Brazilian Expeditionary Force.[11]

Geography

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Climate

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In Parma, the average annual high temperature is 17 °C (63 °F), the annual low temperature is 9 °C (48 °F), and the annual precipitation is 777 millimetres (30.59 inches).

The following data comes from the weather station located at the university in the city center. It is affected by the urban heat island phenomenon. Parma has a mid-latitude, four-season humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with heavy continental influences due to the city's inland position. Relatively nearby coastal areas like Genoa have far milder climates with cooler summers and milder winters, with the mountains separating Parma from the Mediterranean Sea acting as a barrier to the sea air. The city receives approximately 45 cm of snow each winter.

Climate data for Parma (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1878–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3) 		23.7
(74.7) 		28.6
(83.5) 		32.5
(90.5) 		35.7
(96.3) 		39.2
(102.6) 		40.2
(104.4) 		40.4
(104.7) 		36.1
(97.0) 		33.3
(91.9) 		22.0
(71.6) 		23.4
(74.1) 		40.4
(104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2) 		9.8
(49.6) 		15.4
(59.7) 		19.3
(66.7) 		24.4
(75.9) 		29.0
(84.2) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.1
(88.0) 		25.4
(77.7) 		18.6
(65.5) 		11.9
(53.4) 		7.2
(45.0) 		19.2
(66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8) 		5.1
(41.2) 		9.8
(49.6) 		13.9
(57.0) 		18.7
(65.7) 		23.0
(73.4) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.1
(77.2) 		20.3
(68.5) 		14.4
(57.9) 		11.0
(51.8) 		5.1
(41.2) 		14.6
(58.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3) 		0.5
(32.9) 		4.3
(39.7) 		8.5
(47.3) 		13.0
(55.4) 		17.0
(62.6) 		19.1
(66.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		14.9
(58.8) 		10.5
(50.9) 		5.4
(41.7) 		0.7
(33.3) 		9.4
(48.9)
Record low °C (°F) −18.0
(−0.4) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		1.0
(33.8) 		6.5
(43.7) 		11.0
(51.8) 		9.6
(49.3) 		6.3
(43.3) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−14.8
(5.4) 		−18.0
(−0.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.7
(1.72) 		50.2
(1.98) 		52.9
(2.08) 		80.1
(3.15) 		73.6
(2.90) 		61.0
(2.40) 		28.1
(1.11) 		51.1
(2.01) 		70.3
(2.77) 		104.1
(4.10) 		98.3
(3.87) 		60.5
(2.38) 		773.9
(30.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7 7 8 9 9 7 4 5 6 9 9 8 88
Source 1: Arpae Emilia-Romagna[12]
Source 2: Temperature estreme in Toscana (extremes)[13] Climi e viaggi (precipitation days)[14]

Main sights

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Late Mannerist façade of the church of San Giovanni Evangelista, by Simone Moschino (1604), with sculpture by Giambattista Carra da Bissone[15]
Façade of the church of San Francesco
Opera house programme near Teatro Regio

Religious buildings

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Secular buildings

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Other sites of interest

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Demographics

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ISTAT 1 January 2016[17][18]
Parma Italy
18 years old and under 16.46% 17.45%
65 years old and over 22.64% 22.04%
Foreign Population 15.91% 8.29%
Births/1,000 people 8.62 b 8.01 b
Largest resident foreign-born groups (1/1/2016)[18]
Country of birth Population
Moldova Moldova 4,967
Romania Romania 3,513
Albania Albania 2,661
Philippines Philippines 2,570
Tunisia Tunisia 1,561
Nigeria Nigeria 1,450
Ukraine Ukraine 1,292
Morocco Morocco 1,264
Ghana Ghana 1,104
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 938
China China 819

On 1 January 2016, there were 192,836 resident citizens in Parma, of whom 47.64% were male and 52.36% were female.[2] Minors (children aged 18 and younger) totalled 16.46% of the population; this is compared to pensioners, who numbered 22.64%. This compares with the Italian average of 17.45% and 22.04% respectively.[17] In the fourteen years between 2002 and 2016, the population of Parma experienced 17.72% growth, while Italy as a whole grew by 6.45%. In the same period foreign born residents in Parma experienced +385.02% growth, while in Italy growth was of +274.75%. [19] The current birth rate of Parma is 8.62 births per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the Italian average of 8.01 births.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
186168,284—    
187168,889+0.9%
188168,382−0.7%
190177,004+12.6%
191184,140+9.3%
192196,347+14.5%
1931106,400+10.4%
1936109,365+2.8%
1951122,978+12.4%
1961147,368+19.8%
1971175,228+18.9%
1981179,019+2.2%
1991170,520−4.7%
2001163,457−4.1%
2011175,895+7.6%
2021195,436+11.1%
Source: ISTAT

As of 1 January 2016, 84.09% of the population was Italian. The largest foreign group came from other parts of Europe (namely Moldova, Romania, Albania, and Ukraine: 6.45%), followed by Sub-Saharan Africa (namely Ghana, Nigeria and Ivory Coast: 1.81%), North Africa (namely Morocco and Tunisia: 1.46%) and the Philippines: 1.33%.[18]

Culture

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Food and cuisine

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Caffè Teatro Regio in front of the theatre

Parma is famous for its food and rich gastronomical tradition: two of its specialties are Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (also produced in Reggio Emilia) and Prosciutto di Parma ("Parma ham"), both given Protected designation of origin status. Parma also claims several stuffed pasta dishes, such as tortelli d'erbetta and anolini in brodo.

In 2004, Parma was appointed the seat of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and was appointed to the Creative Cities Network as UNESCO City of Gastronomy. Parma also has two food multinationals, Barilla and Parmalat, and a medium-large food tourism sector, represented by Parma Golosa and Food Valley companies.

  • Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, the true "Parmesan"
    Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, the true "Parmesan"
  • Prosciutto di Parma (cured ham)
    Prosciutto di Parma (cured ham)
  • Tortelli d'erbetta
    Tortelli d'erbetta
  • Anolini in brodo
    Anolini in brodo

Frazioni

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The comune (municipality) of Parma is subdivided into a number of frazioni: Alberi, Baganzola, Beneceto, Botteghino, Ca'Terzi, Calestano, Carignano, Carpaneto, Cartiera, Casalbaroncolo, Casalora di Ravadese, Casaltone, Case Capelli, Case Cocconi, Case Crostolo, Case Nuove, Case Rosse, Case Vecchie, Casino dalla Rosa, Casagnola, Castelletto, Castelnovo, Cervara, Chiozzola, Coloreto, Colorno, Corcagnano, Eia, Fontanini, Fontanellato,Fontevivo,Gaione, Ghiaiata Nuova, Il Moro, La Catena, La Palazzina, Malandriano, Marano, Marore, Martorano, Molino di Malandriano, Osteria San Martino, Panocchia, Paradigna, Pedrignano, Pilastrello, Pizzolese, Ponte, Porporano, Pozzetto Piccolo, Quercioli, Ravadese, Ronco Pascolo, Rosa, San Pancrazio, San Prospero, San Ruffino, San Secondo, Sissa, Soragna, Terenzo, Tizzano Val Parma, Traversetolo, Trecasali, Valera, Viarolo, Viazza, Vicofertile, Vicomero, Vigatto, Vigheffio, Vigolante.

Notable people

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Painters and sculptors

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Detail of Correggio's frescoes in the Camera di San Paolo

Others

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Sport

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Parma F.C. fans at the Stadio Ennio Tardini, one of the oldest stadiums in Italy

Parma Calcio 1913, founded in 2015, is a Serie A (first division) football club. It replaced Parma F.C., which went bankrupt in 2015. It plays in the city's Stadio Ennio Tardini, which opened in 1923 and seats up to 23,000.

Parma's other sport team is the rugby union club Zebre which competes in Pro14, one of the top rugby competitions in the world. Parma also is home to two rugby union teams in the top national division, Overmach Rugby Parma and SKG Gran Rugby.

Parma Panthers is the Parma American football team which provided the basis for John Grisham's book Playing for Pizza. Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi is the ground of rugby and American football teams.

Pallavolo Parma and Parma Baseball are other sports teams in the city. Nino Cavalli Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Parma.[20] It is the home stadium of Parma Baseball of the Italian Baseball League.[21]

Economy and infrastructure

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Parma has a thriving economy, and the food sector is very developed. Some of the players in this sector include Barilla, which is based in the city. Chiesi Farmaceutici, in the pharma industry, is headquartered in Parma. The European Food Safety Authority is also based in Parma.

Transport

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Parma railway station is on the Milan–Bologna railway system.

The Parma trolleybus system has been in operation since 1953. It replaced an earlier tramway network, and presently comprises four trolleybus routes.

Aeroporto Internazionale di Parma, Parma's airport, offers commercial flights to cities in a number of European countries.

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Parma is twinned with:[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Popolazione residente Anno 2016". GeoDemo - ISTAT (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Archaeology in Emilia Romagna page".
  4. ^ XXII, 2,2; XXVIII, 2,1
  5. ^ The Letters of Cicero: B.C. 44-43. G. Bell and Sons. 1900.
  6. ^ Domenico, Roy Palmer (2002). "Parma". The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Westport, Connecticur: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 93. ISBN 9780313307331. Retrieved 5 May 2019. Atila the Hun put Parma to the torch in 452, as did Totila the Ostrogoth in the mid-500s. It was rebuilt a number of times as a Lombard capital, the site of a Byzantine treasury, and, from the ninth century, a bishopric.
  7. ^ Italy's poetic Parma region - "Italy has one of the oldest European Diaspora communities and a Jewish presence has been documented in Rome for more than 2,200 years. However, Jews only arrived in the Emilia-Romagna region during the 13th century."
  8. ^ Parma - "The Palatine Library is as well home to the largest Italian collection of Hebrew manuscripts, and the second largest in the world after the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The documents were a gift of Maria Luigia Duchess."
  9. ^ G. Drei, Le Carte degli archivi parmensi del secolo XII (Parma, 1950) doc. no. 194; the genesis of the Parmesan commune is studied by R. Schumann, "Authority and the commune: Parma, 833–1033", (Parma: Deputazione di storia patria, series 2.2, VIII) 1973.
  10. ^ Gatto, Romano (2019). "Jesuit mathematics". In Ines G. Županov (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of the Jesuits. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 646. ISBN 9780190639655.
  11. ^ "Mapa da рrea de operaушes". Pitoresco.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  12. ^ "Tabelle climatologiche". Arpae Emilia-Romagna agenzia prevenzione ambiente energia. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Parma Osservatorio dell'Università" (in Italian). Temperature estreme in Toscana. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Clima - Parma (Emilia Romagna)". Climi e viaggi. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Monastero di San Giovanni, la chiesa" (in Italian).
  16. ^ "Bodoni Museum". briar press official website. briar press. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  17. ^ a b "Popolazione residente - Bilancio demografico Anno 2015". GeoDemo - Istat (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  18. ^ a b c "Cittadini stranieri - Bilancio demografico Anno 2015". GeoDemo - Istat (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Bilancio demografico intercensuario Anno 2002". GeoDemo - Istat (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Stadium Of Baseball Nino Cavalli — Punto dinteresse in Parma, Via Teresa Confalonieri Casati, 22, 43125 Parma PR, Italy". parma-emilia-romagna.catalogo-online.it.
  21. ^ "Parma Baseball - LE MODALITA' DI ACCESSO E I PREZZI DEI BIGLIETTI PER GARA TRE E L'EVENTUALE GARA QUATTRO. SI GIOCA MARTEDI' E MERCOLEDI' ALLE 20.30". www.parmabaseball.it.
  22. ^ "Gemellaggi". comune.parma.it (in Italian). Parma. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

Bibliography

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See also: Bibliography of the history of Parma
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