Fiorenzuola d'Arda (; egl, label= Piacentino, Fiurinsöla, or ) is a city and ''

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'' in

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in the

province of Piacenza The province of Piacenza ( it, provincia di Piacenza) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Piacenza. As of 2016, it has a total population of 286,572 inhabitants over an area of , giving it a popu ...

, part of the

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region. Its name derives from ''Florentia'' ("prosperous" in

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). The "d'Arda" portion refers to the River Arda which flows from the

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into the valley where Fiorenzuola is situated. Fiorenzuola's origins are old, dating from the first prehistorical human settlements in Italy.

History

Fiorenzuola d'Arda was one of the main centers of the area during the

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. Under the

Duchy of Parma and Piacenza The Duchy of Parma and Piacenza ( it, Ducato di Parma e Piacenza, la, Ducatus Parmae et Placentiae), was an Italian state created in 1545 and located in northern Italy, in the current region of Emilia-Romagna. Originally a realm of the Farnes ...

it was a "middle county" independent from both parties.

Main sights

* Collegiata of San Fiorenzo, built in the 14th century and remade in the late 15th/early 16th centuries. It was built above the preexisting church of Saint Bonifacio. *Church of Beata Vergine di Caravaggio *Oratory of Beata Vergine *Verdi Theater *Church of St. Francis

Twin towns

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Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna {{EmiliaRomagna-geo-stub

History

Main sights

Twin towns

See also

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