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Parma (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.8000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 20 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.3333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Flourished as Roman center along Via Aemelia; was an early seat of bishop; destroyed by Ostrogoth king Theoderic; ruled by bishops from 9th cen.; torn by Guelph-Ghibelline strife 14th cen.; part of duchy of Parma & Piacenza from 1545; damaged in WW II. |
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| Parma (preferred,C,V)
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| Colonia Julia Augusta (H,V)
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| Colonia Julia Augusta Parmensis (H,V)
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Parma (province) (P) |
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Parma (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Romans in 183 BC on site of earlier Etruscan & Celtic settlements |
| town (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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crucial hub for road traffic from ancient times, now is also a rail junction |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for surrounding district, especially famed for Parmesan cheese |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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produces machinery, pharmaceuticals, alcohol, fertilizer & shoes |
| university center (C) |
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founded in 11th cen., reorganized in 1601 by Ranuccio I Farnese |
| episcopal see (C) |
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founded in 4th cen., current cathedral dates to 11th cen. |
| cultural center (C) |
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famed for architecture, art galleries & library; was home to artists Correggio & Parmigianino & to music conductor Toscanini |
| ducal residence (C) |
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of Farnese family, current Palazzo della Pilotta was begun in 1583 |
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