Fiorenzuola d'Arda
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Fiorenzuola d'Arda is a city in Italy in the province of Piacenza, region of Emilia-Romagna. Its name derives from Florentia (prosperous). Fiorenzoula's origins are old, from the ealy human settlements in Italy.
[edit] History
In the Middle Ages was one of the main center. At the times of the Duke of Parma and Duke of Piacenza it was a "middle county" independent from both parties.
[edit] Main sights
Most important monument in town is the Collegiata of S. Fiorenzo, built in 1300 and remade by the end of 1400. It was build of a preexising church of S. Bonifacio.
Other historic landmarks are the church if Beata Vergine di Caravaggio, the Oratorio della Beata Vergine, the Verdi Theater and the church of St Francis.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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