Province o Parma

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Province o Parma
Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Parma in Italy
Map heichlichtin the location o the province o Parma in Italy
Kintra Italy
RegionEmilia-Romagna
Caipital(s)Parma
Comuni47
Govrenment
 • PresesVincenzo Bernazzoli
Area
 • Total3449 km2 (1,332 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total431,419
 • Density130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
43010-43015
43017-43019
43021-43022
43024-43025
43028-43030
43032
43035-43045
43047
43049-43053
43055
43058-43059
43100
Telephone prefix0521, 0524, 0525
Vehicle registrationPR
ISTAT034

The Province o Parma (Italian: Provincia di Parma) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region o Italy. Its caipital is the ceety o Parma.

It haes an aurie o 3,449 km², an a total population o 413,198 (2005). There are 47 comuni (singular: comune) in the province [1] Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine, see Comuni o the Province o Parma.

Comuni[eedit | eedit soorce]

Map o the province.

The main comuni bi population are:

Comune Population
Parma 175,307
Fidenza 24,079
Salsomaggiore Terme 19,449
Collecchio 12,399
Noceto 11,349
Medesano 9,683
Montechiarugolo 9,648
Sorbolo 9,219
Langhirano 9,203
Colorno 8,649
Traversetolo 8,554
Felino 7,641
Borgo Val di Taro 7,142
Busseto 6,881
Torrile 6,775
Fontanellato 6,479
Fornovo di Taro 6,060
Fontevivo 5,388
San Secondo Parmense 5,194
Soragna 4,355

Cuisine[eedit | eedit soorce]

Parma is famous for its Prosciutto di Parma. The whole area is renowned for its sausage production, as well as for the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and some kind of pasta like gnocchi di patate, cappelletti (or anolini) in brodo, tortelli with different stuffing (erbetta, potatoes, pumpkin, mushrooms, chestnuts, Tortél Dóls di Colorno) and chicche.

Transport[eedit | eedit soorce]

Heichgates[eedit | eedit soorce]

There are twa main heich-gates that go through Parma: A1 an A15.

Airport[eedit | eedit soorce]

The Province o Parma is servit bi the Giuseppe Verdi Airport.

Railways[eedit | eedit soorce]

The province is crossed bi the Milan-Bologna railwey, ane o the maist important in Italy, wi a station in Parma. The latter is the stairtin point for the follaein lines, connectin the ceety tae the Tyrrhenian Sea, Alps an the Po River delta:

The station o Fidenza is an exchynge point for the lines:

Sport[eedit | eedit soorce]

Parma F.C. wis foundit in 1913. It is a Serie A fitbaa club renouned in Italy an Europe for its successes includin three naitional cups, a European Cup Winner's Cup, twa UEFA Cups, a European Supercup an an Italian Supercup. It plays in the ceety's stade Ennio Tardini which uised tae host up tae 29,000 spectators but is being renovatit in 2008 efter the club wis demotit tae Serie B. In Ware 2009 the team wis promotit again in the top league (Serie A). Crociati Noceto play in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, the fowert tier.

Parma is an aw hame tae twa rugby union teams in the top naitional diveesion, Overmach Rugby Parma an SKG Gran Rugby.

Parma Panthers is the Parma American fitbaw team for which John Grisham's beuk Playing for Pizza wis based.

An aw volleybaw, weemen's basketbaw an basebaw hae lairge popularity in the ceety an hae scored relevant successes.

Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]