Sissa is a town in the Italian region of

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. Administratively, it is a ''

frazione A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...

'' of the ''comune'' of

Sissa Trecasali Sissa Trecasali (''Sèsa Tricasè'' in Parmigiano dialectGuglielmo Capacchi, ''Dizionario Italiano-Parmigiano. Tomo II M-Z'', Artegrafica Silva, pp. 895ss.) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romag ...

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 ...

. It was an independent comune until it was merged in 2014 with Trecasali to form Sissa Trecasali. It is located about northwest 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 northwest of

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 ...

. Sissa borders the following municipalities:

Colorno Colorno (Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about north of Parma. Colorno borders the following municipalities: Casalmaggiore, Gus ...

Gussola Gussola ( Casalasco-Viadanese: ; Cremunés: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Cremona. Gussola borders the following municipalitie ...

Martignana di Po Martignana di Po (Emilian language#Dialects, Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Cremona. Martignana di P ...

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

San Secondo Parmense San Secondo Parmense ( Sansecondino: or ; Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about northwest of Parma. San Secondo Parmense borders ...

Torricella del Pizzo Torricella del Pizzo ( Cremunés: ; locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Cremona. Torricella del Pizzo borders the following mu ...

Torrile Torrile (Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about north of Parma. Torrile borders the following municipalities: Colorno, Mezzani, Pa ...

, Trecasali. The town is home to a Pork carnival in November, known as the'' Sapori del Maiale''.

Main sights

*''Rocca dei Terzi''

References

Former municipalities of Emilia-Romagna Frazioni of the Province of Parma Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna Castles in Italy {{EmiliaRomagna-geo-stub