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Reggio nell'Emilia
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Reggio nell'Emilia is a town of northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 140,000 inhabitants and is the main municipality of the Province of Reggio Emilia. The town is also named, more officially, Reggio nell'Emilia. The inhabitants of Reggio nell'Emilia usually call their town by the simple name of Reggio. In some ancient maps the town is also named Reggio di Lombardia. Its population is 141,383 with density of 612 per square kilometers.
The old town has an hexagonal form, which derives from the ancient walls, and the main buildings are from 16th to 18th centuries. The commune's territory is totally on a plain, crossed by the Crostolo stream. Reggio became a justice's administration centre, with a forum called at first Lepidi, then Lepidum Regium, end in the end simply Regium, whence the city's current name. In 1002 the Reggio's territory, together with the ones of Parma, Brescia, Modena, Mantova and Ferrara, were merged into the mark of Tuscany, later held by Matilde of Canossa.
Reggio became a free commune around the end of the 11th or the beginning of the 12th century. In 1260 25,000 penitents, led by a Perugine hermit, entered the city, and this event calmed the situation for a while, spurring a momentanous flourishing of religious fervour. The arrive of the republican French troops was greeted with enthusiasm in the city. In 1848 duke Francesco V left his state fearing a revolution. Reggio proclaimed its annexion to Piemonte. Reggio experimented subsequently an economical and population growth, which led from 1873 to the destruction of the ancient walls.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Reggio nell'Emilia is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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