Berceto (
Parmigiano: , or ; lij, Bercèi) is a village and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, located in the
Apennine Mountains on the main road between
La Spezia and
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...
, in the
Taro River
The Taro (Latin ''Tarus'') is a river in Emilia-Romagna, in northern Italy. It is a tributary of the Po and is long. It flows almost entirely in the province of Parma, west of the city Parma. The Taro flows into the Po near Gramignazzo, a fraz ...
valley, in the region of
Emilia-Romagna
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.
The main church in the city is the Duomo of
San Moderanno founded in the 9th century and with Lombard era sculptures. Other sights include the remains of the
Castle of Berceto as well as those of
Pietramogolana and Roccaprebalza. Berceto was the birthplace of condottiero
Pier Maria II de' Rossi.
References
External links
Parish Death Records 1646–1913- from the Parish of San Lorenzo, villa Lozzola, comune Berceto, Parma,Italy
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Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna