Soragna

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Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Soragna

Comune

Comune di Soragna

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Soragna

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Soragna

Soragna (Emilia-Romagna)

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Coordinates: 44°56′N 10°7′E﻿ / ﻿44.933°N 10.117°E﻿ / 44.933; 10.117
Country| Italy
Region| Emilia-Romagna
Province| Parma (PR)
Frazioni| Carzeto, Castellina, Diolo
Government

• Mayor| Marco Taccagni
Area

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• Total| 45 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation

| 49 m (161 ft)
Population

(31 December 2016[2])[3]

• Total| 4,834
• Density| 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

43019

Dialing code| 0524

Soragna (Parmigiano: Suràgna) is a town and comune in the province of Parma of northern Italy with a population of about 4,800.

The town is known from 712, when it was mentioned in a document by the Lombard king Liutprand. From 1198 it was a possession of the Lupi family and was an imperial fief (a marquisate from 1347 and a principate from 1709), with the right to mint coins.

It is home to a medieval rocca (fortress), turned into a palace, called the Rocca Meli Lupi. It has 16th century frescoes by Cesare Baglione, possibly Niccolò dell'Abbate, and others. The surrounding park was turned into an English garden around 1820.

Among its churches are:

* Beata Vergine del Carmine e San Rocco
* San Giacomo
* Oratory of Sant'Antonio da Padova
* Santa Caterina D'Alessandria

## Twin towns

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* Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia

## References

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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ Data from Istat
3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

## Sources

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* Mordacci, Alessandra, ed. (2009). La Rocca di Soragna. Parma: Gazzetta di Parma Editore.

## External links

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* Website about the Rocca di Soragna (in Italian)

* Rocca Meli Lupi.

* San Giacomo (Saint James) church.

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Emilia-Romagna * Comuni of the Province of Parma

* Albareto
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* Bedonia
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* Bore
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* Busseto
* Calestano
* Collecchio
* Colorno
* Compiano
* Corniglio
* Felino
* Fidenza
* Fontanellato
* Fontevivo
* Fornovo di Taro
* Langhirano
* Lesignano de' Bagni
* Medesano
* Monchio delle Corti
* Montechiarugolo
* Neviano degli Arduini
* Noceto
* Palanzano
* Parma
* Pellegrino Parmense
* Polesine Zibello
* Roccabianca
* Sala Baganza
* Salsomaggiore Terme
* San Secondo Parmense
* Sissa Trecasali
* Solignano
* Soragna
* Sorbolo Mezzani
* Terenzo
* Tizzano Val Parma
* Tornolo
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* Traversetolo
* Valmozzola
* Varano de' Melegari
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