The Parma is a large

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, long, that begins in the Tuscan-Emilian

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and flows in

Parma valley 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 ...

Path

It begins from the lake ''

Lago Santo parmense Santo Lake is a lake in the Province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. At an elevation of 1507 m, its surface area is 0.0815 km2. Overview The outflow is the small river Parma di Lago Santo. After about 4 km it join with Parma di Ba ...

'' (outflow called ''Parma di Lago Santo'') and small lakes Gemio and Scuro (outflow called ''Parma di Badignana''). After only ''Parma di Lago Santo'' meets ''Parma di Badignana'' and then the river takes the name of ''Parma''. It flows through 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 ...

into

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

, dividing the city in two, and then continues to the Po.

Local names

Panoramica della Parma Voladora (piena 11-11-2012)

*''Lungoparma'' is the local name for the urban area of the city of Parma along the river. *''la Parma'' is the way parmesans call the stream and its bed (to not to be confused with ''il Parma'', the local name for the

Parma F.C. Parma Calcio 1913 (), commonly known as Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, which competes in the Serie B, the second tier of Italian football. ''Parma Football Club'' was originally founded in Decembe ...

) *''la Parma voladora'' indicates the Parma stream in full flood.

References

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and French versions''. Rivers of Italy Rivers of the Province of Parma Rivers of the Apennines {{Italy-river-stub