Province o Parma
The Province o Parma (Italian: Provincia di Parma) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region o Italy. Its caipital is the ceety o Parma.
Province o Parma | |
|---|---|
 Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Parma in Italy | |
| Kintra |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Caipital(s) | Parma |
| Comuni | 47 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Preses | Vincenzo Bernazzoli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3449 km2 (1,332 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 431,419 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 43010-43015 43017-43019 43021-43022 43024-43025 43028-43030 43032 43035-43045 43047 43049-43053 43055 43058-43059 43100 |
| Telephone prefix | 0521, 0524, 0525 |
| Vehicle registration | PR |
| ISTAT | 034 |
It haes an aurie o 3,449 km², an a total population o 413,198 (2005). There are 47 comuni (singular: comune) in the province [1] Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, see Comuni o the Province o Parma.
Comuni
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The main comuni bi population are:
| Comune | Population |
|---|---|
| Parma | 175,307 |
| Fidenza | 24,079 |
| Salsomaggiore Terme | 19,449 |
| Collecchio | 12,399 |
| Noceto | 11,349 |
| Medesano | 9,683 |
| Montechiarugolo | 9,648 |
| Sorbolo | 9,219 |
| Langhirano | 9,203 |
| Colorno | 8,649 |
| Traversetolo | 8,554 |
| Felino | 7,641 |
| Borgo Val di Taro | 7,142 |
| Busseto | 6,881 |
| Torrile | 6,775 |
| Fontanellato | 6,479 |
| Fornovo di Taro | 6,060 |
| Fontevivo | 5,388 |
| San Secondo Parmense | 5,194 |
| Soragna | 4,355 |
Cuisine
eeditParma is famous for its Prosciutto di Parma. The whole area is renowned for its sausage production, as well as for the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and some kind of pasta like gnocchi di patate, cappelletti (or anolini) in brodo, tortelli with different stuffing (erbetta, potatoes, pumpkin, mushrooms, chestnuts, Tortél Dóls di Colorno) and chicche.
Transport
eeditHeichgates
eeditThere are twa main heich-gates that go through Parma: A1 an A15.
Airport
eeditThe Province o Parma is servit bi the Giuseppe Verdi Airport.
Railways
eeditThe province is crossed bi the Milan-Bologna railwey, ane o the maist important in Italy, wi a station in Parma. The latter is the stairtin point for the follaein lines, connectin the ceety tae the Tyrrhenian Sea, Alps an the Po River delta:
- Pontremolese line, wi a branch tae Fidenza an Fornovo di Taro
- Parma-Piadena-Brescia
- Parma-Suzzara (held bi Ferrovie Emilia Romagna Srl.
The station o Fidenza is an exchynge point for the lines:
- Fidenza-Salsomaggiore Terme
- Fidenza-Cremona
Sport
eeditParma F.C. wis foundit in 1913. It is a Serie A fitbaa club renouned in Italy an Europe for its successes includin three naitional cups, a European Cup Winner's Cup, twa UEFA Cups, a European Supercup an an Italian Supercup. It plays in the ceety's stade Ennio Tardini which uised tae host up tae 29,000 spectators but is being renovatit in 2008 efter the club wis demotit tae Serie B. In Ware 2009 the team wis promotit again in the top league (Serie A). Crociati Noceto play in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, the fowert tier.
Parma is an aw hame tae twa rugby union teams in the top naitional diveesion, Overmach Rugby Parma an SKG Gran Rugby.
Parma Panthers is the Parma American fitbaw team for which John Grisham's beuk Playing for Pizza wis based.
An aw volleybaw, weemen's basketbaw an basebaw hae lairge popularity in the ceety an hae scored relevant successes.
Freemit airtins
eedit- Provincia di Parma homepage (in Italian)