Fidenza
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| Comune | ||
| Città di Fidenza | ||
Town Hall and Garibaldi Obelisk
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| Coordinates: 44°52′N 10°04′E / 44.867°N 10.067°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Parma (PR) | |
| Frazioni | Bastelli, Cabriolo, Castione Marchesi, Chiusa Ferranda, Chiusa Viarola, Cogolonchio, Fornio, Monfestone, Osteria Pietralunga, Parola, Pieve Cusignano, Ponte Ghiara, Rimale, San Faustino, Santa Margherita, Siccomonte | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Mario Cantini | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 95 km2 (37 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) | |
| Population (30-04-2012) | ||
| • Total | 26,468 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Fidentini or Borghigiani | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 43036 | |
| Dialing code | 0524 | |
| Patron saint | St. Domninus of Fidenza | |
| Saint day | October 9 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Fidenza is a town and comune in the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy. It has around 24,000 inhabitants. The town was renamed Fidenza in 1927, recalling its Roman name of Fidentia; before, it was called Borgo San Donnino.
The town originates from a Roman camp (Fidentia) founded on the place where the Gauls Anani had their settlement of Vicumvia. In 41 BC, it received the Roman citizenship and became a municipium.
In the 5th century, it was destroyed by Constantine I. From 1092 to 1100, Borgo San Donnino was the seat of King Conrad II of Italy. In the same year, it became a commune, confirmed in 1162 by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who entrusted it to the Pallavicino family of Piacenza. In 1199, it was conquered by Parma, but was freed in 1221 by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. In 1268 the city was however destroyed by the troops of Parma. It was rebuilt around 1300; from 1346 to 1447, it was under a discontinuous lordship of the Visconti of Milan. In 1449, it was conquered by the new Milanese lords, the Sforza, who held it until 1499.
After the date, it continued to change move to an autonomous state to the subjection to Parma until 1556, when it became part of the Farnese duchy of Parma and Piacenza. After a period under France during the Napoleonic Wars, it was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont in 1859, during the unification of Italy.
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