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Parma

Parma
Comune
Comune di Parma
Palazzo del Governatore.
Palazzo del Governatore.
Flag of Parma
Flag
Coat of arms of Parma
Coat of arms
Parma is located in Italy
Parma
Parma
Location of Parma in Italy
Coordinates: 44°48′N 10°20′E / 44.800°N 10.333°E / 44.800; 10.333Coordinates: 44°48′N 10°20′E / 44.800°N 10.333°E / 44.800; 10.333
Country Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province / Metropolitan city Parma (PR)
Frazioni See list
Government
 • Mayor Federico Pizzarotti (Independent)
Area
 • Total 260.77 km2 (100.68 sq mi)
Elevation 55 m (180 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)
 • Total 192,836
 • Density 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s) (it) Parmigiani (Pram'zan) (Parmensi (Arijoz) are
called the province's inhabitants)
(en) Parmesan/s
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 43121-43126
Dialing code 0521
Patron saint Sant'Ilario di Poitiers, Sant'Onorato, San Rocco
Saint day January 13
Website Official website
Largest resident foreign-born groups
(1/1/2016)
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

Parma [ˈparma] About this sound listen  (Emilian: Pärma) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its prosciutto (ham), cheese, architecture, music and surrounding countryside. It 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 far side of the river is Oltretorrente. Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called Parma.

The 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".

Parma was already a built-up area in the Bronze Age. In the current position of the city rose a terramare. 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.


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