Rubiera

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Rubiera

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Comune di Rubiera

Rubiera.

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Rubiera

Rubiera (Emilia-Romagna)

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Coordinates: 44°39′N 10°47′E﻿ / ﻿44.650°N 10.783°E﻿ / 44.650; 10.783
Country| Italy
Region| Emilia-Romagna
Province| Reggio Emilia (RE)
Frazioni| Fontana, San Faustino, Sant'Agata
Government

• Mayor| Emanuele Cavallaro
Area

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• Total| 25.3 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Elevation

| 41 m (135 ft)
Population

(31 December 2016)[2]

• Total| 14,882
• Density| 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym| Rubieresi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

42048

Dialing code| 0522
Patron saint| Saint Blaise
Saint day| February 3
Website| Official website

Rubiera (Reggiano: Rubēra) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located on the Via Emilia about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of Reggio Emilia.

## History

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The original name of the city was Corte de Herberia, probably derived from the Celtic er-beria, meaning "in the middle of the plain". The Roman emperors Gallienus and Valerianus built a bridge over the Secchia river at this location in AD 259.

The first historical mention of Rubiera is from 915, at which time it was a fief of the Supponidi family; the city later became a fief of the Obertenghi family. After a period of decline, it recovered some importance in the 12th century under the comune of Reggio Emilia, due to its strategic position and the fact that the city had a castrum (castle) and massive walls. At later times it was a possession of the House of Este, a Papal possession, and part of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, during which period the castle was used as a prison.

Among the churches in the community are:[3]

* Santissima Annunziata (18th century)
* Santi Faustino e Giovita (10th century)
* Sant'Agata a Casale (16th century)
* Parish church (18th century)

## Sports

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Rubiera is the hometown of Stefano Baldini, European and Olympic marathon champion. Rubiera's handball team (Pallamano Secchia) has played in the Italian serie A every year since 1982.

## Twin towns

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* Bjelovar, Croatia
* Neulingen, Germany, since 1991
* Györújbarát, Hungary, since 2005

## 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. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. ^ Emilia Romagna Tourism office.

## External links

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* Official website

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Emilia-Romagna * Comuni of the Province of Reggio Emilia

* Albinea
* Bagnolo in Piano
* Baiso
* Bibbiano
* Boretto
* Brescello
* Cadelbosco di Sopra
* Campagnola Emilia
* Campegine
* Canossa
* Carpineti
* Casalgrande
* Casina
* Castellarano
* Castelnovo di Sotto
* Castelnovo ne' Monti
* Cavriago
* Correggio
* Fabbrico
* Gattatico
* Gualtieri
* Guastalla
* Luzzara
* Montecchio Emilia
* Novellara
* Poviglio
* Quattro Castella
* Reggio nell'Emilia
* Reggiolo
* Rio Saliceto
* Rolo
* Rubiera
* San Martino in Rio
* San Polo d'Enza
* Sant'Ilario d'Enza
* Scandiano
* Toano
* Ventasso
* Vetto
* Vezzano sul Crostolo
* Viano
* Villa Minozzo

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* United States
* Israel

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* MusicBrainz area

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