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Piacenza (pyächān`tsä), city (1991 pop. 102,268), capital of Piacenza prov., in Emilia-Romagna, on the Po River. It is an agricultural, commercial, and industrial center. Manufactures include agricultural machinery, chemicals, furniture, buttons, and food products. The city was a Roman stronghold (called Colonia Placentia) against the Gauls and was later occupied by the Goths, the Lombards, and the Franks. A free commune by the 12th cent., Piacenza joined the Lombard League. In 1545 it formed, with Parma Parma (pär`mä), city (1991 pop. 170,520), capital of Parma prov. ..... Click the link for more information. and its territory, the duchy of Parma and Piacenza, ruled, until 1731, by the Farnese Alessandro Farnese became pope as Paul III . He used his office to aggrandize his family and in 1545 he detached lands from the papal dominions to create the duchy of Parma and Piacenza for his illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese, 1503–47. ..... Click the link for more information. family. Noteworthy buildings include the Lombard-Gothic Palazzo del Comune (1281); the cathedral (1122–1233), with frescoes by Guercino; and the churches of San Savino (12th cent.) and Madonna di Campagna (16th cent.). Piacenza a town in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna on the River Po. Pop.: 95 594 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Production commences on a string of cooperative farms and dairies along Via Emilia, an ancient Roman road that runs southeasterly across the agricultural province, from Piacenza in western Emilia (in the Apennine hills) to Rimini in Romagna, where it vanishes into the Adriatic Sea. Even figures for indigent lawyers, doctors, engineers, and notaries in Milan (one-third) and Piacenza (nearly one-half) call for explanation. In the city of Piacenza, south of Milan, an enterprising secondhand car dealer named Lino Baldini has opened an exhibition space with the Latin name Placentia, which shows the work of Antonio Riello, Alessandra Galbiati, and Enrica Borghi, among other young Italians, as well as artists from abroad. |
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