Correggio, Italy
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| Comune di Correggio | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Reggio Emilia (RE) |
| Mayor | Marzio Iotti |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Area | 77 km² (30 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2007-05-31) | |
| - Total | 23285[1] |
| - Density | [n.a.] |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | [1] |
| Gentilic | Correggesi |
| Dialing code | 0522 |
| Postal code | 42015 |
| Frazioni | Budrio, Canolo, Fazzano, Fosdondo, Lemizzone, Mandrio, Mandriolo, Prato, San Biagio, San Martino Piccolo, San Prospero. |
| Patron | St. Quirinus |
| - Day | June 4 |
| Website: www.municipio.re.it | |
Correggio is a small town in the Province of Reggio Emilia, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, in the Po valley. As of 2007 Correggio had an estimated population of 23,108.[1]
Its patron saint is Quirinus of Neuss[2], to whom the church of San Quirino is dedicated.
It was the seat of Veronica Gambara (1485 - 1550) a noted politician poet who ruled the principality after the death of her husband Giberto X, Count of Correggio from 1518 to 1550.
It is the birth place of the Renaissance painter Antonio Allegri, who was called "il Correggio" from the name of his town,
It is also the birthplace of Venetian School composer Claudio Merulo, the rock singer Luciano Ligabue, the famously disqualified 1908 Summer Olympics marathon runner Dorando Pietri, and the novelist Pier Vittorio Tondelli.
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 Palazzo dei Principi |
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 Teatro Asioli |
 Chiesa di San Quirino |
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[edit] Sources
- ^ a b c "The World Gazetteer". Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
- ^ San Quirino
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