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, Fornóv) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

province of Parma The Province of Parma ( it, Provincia di Parma) is a province in the Emilia–Romagna region of Italy. Its largest town and capital is the city of Parma. It is made up of 47 ''comuni''. It has an area of and a total population of around 450,000 ...

, in the

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region

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, located about west of

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

and about southwest of

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. The town lies on the east bank of the

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. Fornovo di Taro borders the following municipalities:

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, Medesano,

Sala Baganza Sala Baganza ( Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about southwest of Parma. Sala Baganza borders the following municipalities: Cales ...

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Terenzo Terenzo (Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Parma. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,250 and an area of . ...

Varano de' Melegari Varano de' Melegari ( Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Parma. The town is home to a medieval castle (''Castello Pal ...

. The Via Solferino bridge connects it to Ramiola on the other side of the river. It is especially remembered as the seat of the Battle of Fornovo, fought in 1495 between the Italian league and the French troops of Charles VIII. At the end of the

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, the commune was liberated from

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and Italian

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forces by Brazilian forces on 29 April 1945. The main church is Chiesa di Fornovo Taro. The town also houses the

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church of

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(9th-12th centuries). Population: There were 6.007 inhabitants on 01/01/2019. On 1 January 2019 there were 948 foreigners resident in the municipality, constituting 16% of the population. 54% of them are from African countries, 35% are from European countries and 9% from Asian countries. Below are the largest groups: * Morocco: 272, * Albania: 132, * Romania: 126, * Ghana: 80, * Tunisia: 66, * Moldova: 46, * India: 32, * Nigeria: 28, * Ivory coast: 25, * Ukraine: 21

References

External links

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