Cicogni
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 Cicogni
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| Coordinates: 44°54′N 9°33′E / 44.900°N 9.550°ECoordinates: 44°54′N 9°33′E / 44.900°N 9.550°E | |
| Country |
 Italy
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| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Province of Piacenza (PC) |
| Comune | Pecorara |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 60 |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 29010 |
| Dialing code | 0523 |
| Patron saint | St. Anthony the Great |
| Saint day | January, 17 |
Cicogni is a frazione of the comune of Pecorara (Province of Piacenza) in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 40 km southwest of Piacenza.
Charles Athanase Walckenaer, in his Géographie ancienne, historique et comparée des Gaules, identifies Cicogni with the fundus Siconianus mentioned in the Tabula Alimentaria Traianea, found in 1747 in Veleia. Surely, Cicogni was a possession of the Bobbio Abbey, established by St. Columbanus in 614, in 1420 it became part of the Duchy of Milan and, in 1545, of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza; in 1748 (because of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle) it found itself on the border with the Kingdom of Sardinia: ever since, it had a customs office, a prison and a small garrison to vigilate on the borders and on the illegal practice of the contraband. In order to settle this questions, the two neighboring States in 1766 signed a formal agreement where Cicogni is appointed like Ducal Custom. In the 1860 it was united to the Kingdom of Italy, by the annexation of the Duchy. In 1943-1945, during the Second World War, some partisans were killed by Nazis around and in the village itself. One of them, Mario Busconi (killed on the path that leads to the cemetery), was insigned of the Bronze Medal of Military Valor.
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