Fidenza
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| Comune di Fidenza | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Parma (PR) |
| Mayor | Giuseppe Cerri |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Area | 95 km² (37 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 23,957 |
| - Density | 252/km² (653/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Fidentini or Borghigiani |
| Dialing code | 0524 |
| Postal code | 43036 |
| Frazioni | Bastelli, Castione Marchesi, Chiusa Ferranda, Colombara, Fornio, Osteria Pietralunga, Parola, Pieve Cusignano, Ponte Ghiara, Rimale, San Faustino, Santa Margherita. |
| Patron | San Donnino |
| - Day | October 9 |
| Website: www.comune.fidenza.pr.it | |
Fidenza is a town and comune in the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy. It has around 24,000 inhabitants. The town was renamed Fidenza in 1927, recalling its Roman name of Fidentia; before, it was called Borgo San Donnino.
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[edit] Main sights
Fidenza's most famous monument is its Cathedral, dated 12th century and entitled to Domninus of Fidenza, who was martyred under Maximian in AD 304.
The cathedral is one of the finest and best preserved Lombard-Romanesque churches of the 11th to 13th centuries in northern Italy. The upper part of the façade is incomplete, but the lower, with its three portals and sculptures, is a fine example of Romanesque architecture, including two statues by Benedetto Antelami and bas-reliefs with Histories of San Donnino. The interior is simple and well-proportioned, and has not been spoilt by restorations. The statue erected on the front of the cathedral of the apostle Simon Peter is famous for it fingers the direction to the city of Rome, on the left hand there is a card reading "I show you the way to Rome" which is one of the world's first road signs.
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