The Province of Reggio Emilia ( it, Provincia di Reggio nell'Emilia,
Emilian: ''pruvînsa ed Rèz'') is one of the nine provinces of the Italian Region of
Emilia-Romagna
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. The capital city, which is the most densely populated comune in the province, is
Reggio Emilia
Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abo ...
.
It has an area of around and, , has a population of 531,942. There are 42 ''
comuni'' (singular: ''
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 the province.
Rolo
Rolo (pronounced /ˈrəʊləʊ/), referring to the roll-styled chocolates, is a brand of truncated cone-shaped or conical frustum-shaped chocolates with a caramel inside. First manufactured in Norwich, Norfolk in the United Kingdom by Mackintos ...
, the smallest commune in the province by area, is the commune farthest to the East.
Ventasso
Ventasso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna
egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or ...
is the commune farthest to the West. The border towns of the Province are
Ventasso
Ventasso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna
egl, Emigliàn (man) egl, Emiglièna (woman) rgn, Rumagnòl (man) rgn, Rumagnòla (woman) it, Emiliano (man) it, Emiliana (woman) or ...
, which is the smallest commune by population, to the south and
Luzzara
Luzzara ( Guastallese: ) is a '' comune'' in the province of Reggio Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located at the northern end of the province, on the right bank of the river Po.
Luzzara is the birthplace of the composer Maurizio Cazz ...
in the north. Luzzara is the second largest commune in
Emilia-Romagna
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and has the highest number of foreign nationals in the region.
The province is home to the historical
Canossa Castle, property of the countess
Matilde; it is where the
Walk to Canossa of
Henry IV occurred. Representatives of the free municipalities of Reggio, Modena, Bologna and Ferrara met in Reggio Emilia's
Sala del Tricolore
The Sala del Tricolore (Italian for "Room of the Tricolor"), formerly the Patriotic Hall, is an historical hall that currently serves as the council chamber of the '' comune'' of Reggio Emilia, northern Italy. It was designed by the architect ...
in 1797 to proclaim the
Repubblica Cispadana, adopting the three colour green-white-red flag to represent their newly formed Republic; it was later adopted in 1848 as the national flag.
Education
Four faculties of the
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia are located in Reggio Emilia. The Faculty of Engineering and Agriculture was established in Reggio Emilia in 1998, followed by the Faculties of Communication Sciences and of Education Sciences. It is home to the
Orto Botanico dell'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia.
The
Reggio Emilia approach to preschool education was started by the schools of Reggio Emilia after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
and it's well-known all over the world, being one of the most advanced systems at present times. It is based and inspired on theories of Malaguzzi, Bruner, Vygotsky, Dewey, Piaget and Gardner.
Reggio Emilia
Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abo ...
holds the
International Centre Loris Malaguzzi, a modern structure where the
Reggio Emilia approach is implemented, exported and spread around the world.
Sports
With sports arenas including the
Stadio Giglio and
Palabigi, Reggio Emilia is home to the basketball team
Pallacanestro Reggiana. The
Camparini Gioielli Cup is a yearly challenger-level tennis tournament played on clay in Reggio Emilia.
A.C. Reggiana 1919 is the historical soccer team of
Reggio Emilia
Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abo ...
, at the moments plays in the third national soccer league
Prima Divisione
Prima Divisione (''First Division'') was the name of the first level of the Italian Football Championship from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the richest clubs of Northern Italy, which disagreed the ...
.
Stadio Giglio (actual attendance is 29.650) is the home play ground for
A.C. Reggiana 1919.
See also
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A.C. Reggiana 1919
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Art collection of Fondazione Manodori
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Comuni of the Province of Reggio Emilia
The following is a list of the 44 municipalities (''comuni'') of the Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
List
See also
*List of municipalities of Italy
References
{{Province of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
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Palabigi
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Pallacanestro Reggiana
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Reggio Emilia approach
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Reggio Emilia chess tournament
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Stadio Giglio
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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
References
External links
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Reggio Emilia
Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abo ...