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Reggio nell'Emilia

Reggio Emilia
Comune
Comune di Reggio nell'Emilia
Piazza San Prospero in Reggio Emilia
Piazza San Prospero in Reggio Emilia
Coat of arms of Reggio Emilia
Coat of arms
Reggio Emilia is located in Italy
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Location of Reggio Emilia in Italy
Coordinates: 44°42′N 10°38′E / 44.700°N 10.633°E / 44.700; 10.633Coordinates: 44°42′N 10°38′E / 44.700°N 10.633°E / 44.700; 10.633
Country Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province / Metropolitan city Reggio Emilia (RE)
Frazioni see list
Government
 • Mayor Luca Vecchi (PD)
Area
 • Total 231 km2 (89 sq mi)
Elevation 58 m (190 ft)
Population (31 May 2013)
 • Total 173,013
 • Density 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Reggiani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 42121-42122-42123-42124
Dialing code 0522
Patron saint San Prospero
Saint day November 24th
Website Official website

Reggio Emilia ([ˈreddʒo eˈmiːlja], also [ˈrɛddʒo]; Emilian: Rèz, Latin: Regium Lepidi) is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune (municipality) of the Province of Reggio Emilia.

The town is also referred to by its more official name of Reggio nell'Emilia About this sound listen . The inhabitants of Reggio nell'Emilia (called Reggiani, while the inhabitants of Reggio di Calabria are called Reggini) usually call their town by the simple name of Reggio. In some ancient maps the town is also named Reggio di Lombardia.

The old town has an hexagonal form, which derives from the ancient walls, and the main buildings are from the 16th–17th centuries. The comune's territory is totally on a plain, crossed by the Crostolo stream.

Reggio began as a historical site with the construction by Marcus Aemilius Lepidus of the Via Aemilia, leading from Piacenza to Rimini (187 BC). Reggio became a judicial administration centre, with a forum called at first Regium Lepidi, then simply Regium, whence the city's current name.


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