Reggio Emilia
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| Comune di Reggio nell'Emilia | ||
Piazza San Prospero in Reggio Emilia
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| Coordinates: 44°42′N 10°38′E / 44.700°N 10.633°ECoordinates: 44°42′N 10°38′E / 44.700°N 10.633°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Reggio Emilia (RE) | |
| Frazioni | see list | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Luca Vecchi (PD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 231 km2 (89 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) | |
| Population (31 May 2013) | ||
| • Total | 173,013 | |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Reggiani | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 42121-42122-42123-42124 | |
| Dialing code | 0522 | |
| Patron saint | San Prospero | |
| Saint day | November 24th | |
| Website | Official website | |
Reggio Emilia ([ˈreddʒo eˈmiːlja], also [ˈrɛddʒo]; Emilian: Rèz, Latin: Regium Lepidi) is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune (municipality) of the Province of Reggio Emilia.
The town is also referred to by its more official name of Reggio nell'Emilia 
listen . The inhabitants of Reggio nell'Emilia (called Reggiani, while the inhabitants of Reggio di Calabria are called Reggini) usually call their town by the simple name of Reggio. In some ancient maps the town is also named Reggio di Lombardia.
The old town has an hexagonal form, which derives from the ancient walls, and the main buildings are from the 16th–17th centuries. The comune's territory is totally on a plain, crossed by the Crostolo stream.
Reggio began as a historical site with the construction by Marcus Aemilius Lepidus of the Via Aemilia, leading from Piacenza to Rimini (187 BC). Reggio became a judicial administration centre, with a forum called at first Regium Lepidi, then simply Regium, whence the city's current name.
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