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 Cremona - LoveToKnow 1911
CREMONA, a city and episcopal see of Lombardy, Italy, the capital of the province of Cremona, situated on the N. bank of the Po, 155 ft. above sea-level, 60 m.
Cremona was founded by the Romans in 218 B.C. (the same year as Placentia) as an outpost against the Gallic tribes.
The commune of Cremona is first mentioned in a document of r098, recording its investiture by the countess Matilda with the territory known as Isola Fulcheria.
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 Cremona - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Cremona, city, northern Italy, capital of Cremona Province, in Lombardy (Lombardia) Region, on the Po River.
Cremona, Luigi (1830-1903), Italian mathematician who is famous for his work in projective geometry.
Cremona was born in Pavia, Italy, and educated...
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 Province of Cremona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cremona (Italian:Provincia di Cremona) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy.
The river Po, which is the longest Italian river, is the natural boundary with the nearby Province of Piacenza, while the river Oglio separates the province of Cremona with that of Brescia.
The province occupies the central section of Padana Plain, so the whole territory is flat, without any mountain or hill, crossed both by several rivers (like Serio and Adda) and artificial canals, most of them used for irrigation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Province_of_Cremona   (231 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Cremona
Cremona is a city (31,661 in 1901) in the Province of Lombardy, Italy, on the left bank of the Po.
Thenceforth Cremona became a citadel of Ghibellinism and was greatly favoured by Frederic Barbarossa and Frederick II, though for the same reason frequently at war with the neighbouring cities.
The cathedral of Cremona is a splendid specimen of Romanesque architecture, dates from the beginning of the twelfth century, and is noted for its facade in alternate courses of red and white marble.
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The Province of Cremona confines to North with the province of Bergamo and the province of Brescia, to East with the province of Mantova, to South with the Emilia Romagna (province of Parma, province of Piacenza), to West with the province of Lodi and the province of Milan.
The province of Cremona is surrounded, in the heart of the valley of Po, by three rivers: Adda to west, Po to south, Oglio to east.
The scenery in the province consists in an uninterrupted expanse of cultivated fields and in a quiet flow of rivers and channels.
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 Cremona, Italy
The provincial capital of Cremona lies in the fertile North Italian plain just north of the Po, near the mouth of the River Adda, some 70km/43mi southeast of Milan, the capital of Lombardy.
Today efforts are made to perpetuate this musical tradition by means of concerts, etc. In Cremona there is an Institute of Professional Violin Makers, and in the cultural center exhibitions on the same theme are held.
Cremona was also the birthplace of the composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643).
www.planetware.com /italy/cremona-i-lo-cr.htm   (191 words)

  
 Il progetto tempi e orari della città di Cremona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cremona's citizens, commuters, music-and violin-lovers, students, city users, tourists, young and old … The attention given to the problems and the interests of these different components of the population living in the town and using its services has prompted the municipal administration to adopt a Territorial Timetable Plan for the town of Cremona (TTP-CR).
Cremona may be considered as a knot in a local network of circuits of proximity and of international flow.
An open problem for the town of Cremona, which is intended to open a debate in the town on the themes of Flexibility, working hours and living times in a conciliatory climate attentive to the time rhythms of the town and to the place each of us lives in.
www.rccr.cremona.it /doc_comu/tempi/pto_cr2003ing.htm   (3148 words)

  
 JewishEncyclopedia.com - CREMONA:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Italian city in the plain of Lombardy; capital of the province of Cremona.
When the Bishop of Cremona was elevated to the papacy in 1590 as Gregory XIV., the Jews were in danger of being plundered, and dared not leave their houses for several days.
The inhabitants of Cremona and Padua, however, offered considerable sums of money to Philip as an inducement to expel the Jews, and, advised thereto by his confessor, he acceded to their wishes.
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 Cremona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cremona is a city in Northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of the Po river in the middle of the Pianura padana (Po valley).
In 1213, at Castelleone, the Cremonese defeated the League of Milan, Lodi, Crema, Novara, Como and Brescia.
Cremona has also a first-division waterpolo club and, by the 1980s, had built a strong basketball tradition, now vanished.
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 Cremona - Lombardia - Italy
Cremona is situated on the left shore of Po river in the middle of the Pianura padana (Po valley).
In the later Middle Ages, Cremona took the side of the Ghibellines in the struggle between the Guelphs and Ghibellines.
From the 16th century onwards, Cremona was renowned as a center of musical instrument manufacture, beginning with the violins of the Amati family, and later including the production of the Guarneri and Stradivari shops.
www.italyworldclub.com /lombardia/cremona/cremona.htm   (371 words)

  
 Cremona Violins
1) " Cremona" -- In the context of Cremona Violins
Cremona is a city in Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left shore of Po river in themiddle of Pianura padana (Po valley).
It is a small city, capital of the province of Cremona.
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 IDABC - Open Source drives Italian eGovernment
The Italian Province of Cremona, part of the Region of Lombardia, has a surface area of 176 square km, with a total population of just over 330,000 inhabitants.
In 1997 the Province of Cremona teamed up with Cremona city, the Chamber of Commerce and the local branch of the Technical University of Milan in a project to set up a civic network.
Cremona liked the idea and wanted to create its own network to improve its relationship with and among the citizens.
europa.eu.int /idabc/en/document/2405/470   (1109 words)

  
 Violinmakers Consortium "A. Stradivari" - CREMONA
The Consorzio has its seat in Cremona, the city of Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri, the great masters of the past.
The "Cremona Liuteria" trademark guarantees that the certified instrument is handmade by a Cremonese professional master instrument maker.
The Consorzio maintains a database of the instruments sold with the "Cremona Liuteria" trademark; this permits a constant check on the authenticity of the instruments.
www.cremonaliuteria.it /indexeng.php   (229 words)

  
 Piedmont Lombardy regional food - Bollito misto
An unusual specialty originating in Cremona, in the Lombardia region of Italy, traditional Mostarda is a mixture of whole fruits preserved in simple syrup and mustard oil.
An unusual specialty typically identified with Cremona, in the Lombardia region of Italy, traditional Mostarda is a mixture of whole fruits preserved in simple syrup and mustard oil.
The food of Cremona surely is not light, but it is more subtle than one would expect from a place that relies on the cow for much of its sustenance.
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 ItalianVisits.com - Welcome to Cremona, Lombardia, Italy
Situated on the left banks of the Po river, in the middle of the Padana Plane, Cremona is the capital of Cremona province.
The Romans conquered Cremona in the year 218 BC, and together with Piacenza, it grew and prospered into one of the largest cities in northern Italy: it was conveniently situated along the main commercial road that connected Genoa to Aquileia - the Via Postumia.
Cremona can be very hot during the summer months, due to its wide-open, sun-baked location on the plain, so close to the Po River.
www.italianvisits.com /lombardia/cremona/index.htm   (925 words)

  
 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - The cities of Piacenza and Cremona
Rich with history, the city and its province offer numerous points of interest, be they cultural, natural, food or wine-related.
The province of Cremona extends into the Lombard plains and is bordered to the South by the rivers Po, Adda and Oglio.
The city was founded in 218 BC by the Romans who used it as a (PERNO) for the peoples of the extremely fertile surrounding lands which, still today, distinguish the area and contribute to its renown as an area of agriculture and livestock.
www3.unicatt.it /web/p4774.html   (277 words)

  
 Traditional food products of the province of Cremona - Charcuterie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cremona salami and mortadella were already famous in the sixteenth century.
The province of Cremona is in fact one of the provinces with the largest numbers of pigs: over 700.000!
Apart from Cremona salami, the town is famous for its cotechino vaniglia or 'stuffolo'.
www.cciaa.cremona.it /tipici/esalumi.htm   (189 words)

  
 Information about Cremona Italy - Italy Hotel Res.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Lying near the left bank of the Po, the city of Cremona is a crossroads between the Po valley and the cities of Piacenza, Mantova, Brescia and Milano.
Cremona is unique for its wealth of magnificent architecture: the Mediaeval Piazza del Comune, the 12th-century Baptistery, and the Romanesque cathedral.
Cremona owes much of its fame to the violin-making art of Stradivarius.
www.italyhotelres.com /cremona/about.html   (114 words)

  
 CREMONA - Online Information article about CREMONA
Henry II., was driven out in 1022, and his palace destroyed, but other Germans were invested with the see after-wards.
The commune of Cremona is first mentioned in a document of 1098, recording its See also:
general." In the 18th century the prosperity of Cremona revived.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /COR_CRE/CREMONA.html   (1474 words)

  
 zaniENG
Situated between Cremona and Parma and not far from the large cultural centres of the late renaissance, such as Mantua, Sabbioneta and Viadena, the small Casalmaggiore was in those times a breeding ground of musical talent.
Zani may well during these years have gone to the great important cultural centre of Paris; the publication of some of his work and the presence of many of his manuscripts in the libraries of the capital are perhaps an indication of time spent on French soil.
In his birthplace from 12 to 14 April 1739 he had the job of organising the preparations for the sumptuous musical celebrations in the church of S. Stefano at the request of the Padri Serviti della Fontana on the occasion of the anniversary of the beatification of some of their number.
www.mvcremona.it /zaniENG.htm   (923 words)

  
 Parco Oglio Sud - Protected Area
Park Authority: Association among the involved Provinces and Municipalities (Province of Cremona and Municipalities of Ostiano, Volongo, Pessina Cremonese, Isola Dovarese, Drizzona, Piadena, Calvatone.
A borderland between the territories of Cremona and Mantua, which is also possible to recognize for the different peculiarities of the respective agricultural settlements:
in the area of Cremona, the so-called "corte grande" prevails: it is a quadrilateral areas of buildings with a large courtyard within them.
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 Castel
Castel di Iudica, in the province of Catania
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Castel di Sasso, in the province of Caserta
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 Main regions of Italy including Tuscany, Veneto, Campania, Piedmont, Lombardi and Sicily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cremona is famous throughout the world for its traditional activity of lute making of which Stradivarius, Amati and Guarneri were the leading figures, a tradition that is still very much alive with many highly appreciated laboratories.
The heart of the city is the Town Hall Square, one of the most beautiful medieval Lombard squares, dominated by the tall and elegant Torrazzo (365 feet, built between the XIII and the XVI centuries) and by the splendid Romanesque Cathedral with its richly decorated façade.
In the province, the town of Crema stands out for importance, with its Gothic-Lombard Cathedral and the Town Hall dating back to the sixteenth century, apart from the well preserved architecture of the historic centre.
www.discoveritaly.net /regions/city.asp?CITY_ID=61   (260 words)

  
 zuccariENG
Carlo Zuccari was born in Casalmaggiore, a prosperous small town in the province of Cremona on 10 November 1704 to Domenico and Maddalena Gazzi.
In that same year in appeared in the guise of first violinist with the orchestra of Sammartini, in the concerts which were held in Cremona and Pavia on the occasion of the celebrations honouring Archduke Leopold of Austria; here he met Luigi Boccherini, who was also in the orchestra as first cellist.
In 1778 he retired from the musical life of Milan and returned to his native peaceful Casalmaggiore, with his wife and five children; but his indefatigable character meant that he spent his time teaching again and also with his beloved scientific studies into harmony and acoustics.
www.mvcremona.it /zuccariENG.htm   (869 words)

  
 Provincia di Cremona - Agenda 21 Locale - English version
For these reasons, the Province of Cremona has adopted the principles of Agenda 21 into its set of regulations, so that the province’s own most relevant acts are inspired by Agenda 21.
The plans for pits and rubbish, which set out areas of operations of considerable importance, have included, in their preparatory phase, the application of the main points of Agenda 21, which include the institution of Forum, environmental studies, and so on.
The Province of Cremona has decided to participate in the co-financing measures announced by the Ministry of Environment, with a project called Agenda 21 Locale and Ecomuseo: actions for the sustainable development of the Province of Cremona.
www.provincia.cremona.it /agenda21/indexe.htm   (283 words)

  
 Cremona Hotel Rooms Reservation - Hotel Cremona Hotel in Cremona Hotels Cremona Hotels in Cremona, Accommodation ...
Immersed in the natural setting of serio park, we offer our guests the luxory of privacy in which to relax, as well as easy access to major city of Lombardia.
Why "dellearti?" When we decided to open a hotel in Cremona we had one definite idea: not just an ordinary hotel.
We are living in the age of Internet and global communication, and what we wish to create is a hotel strongly characterised by exchanges of culture, ideas and emotions.
www.hotelsearch.it /en/hotel/province-cremona.htm   (239 words)

  
 Cremona, Lombardy, Pictures
Cremona is a bishopric see and is notable for its numerous churches.
Established by the Romans in 218 BC, Cremona soon developed into a prosperous commercial center.
During the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, Cremona was internationally famous for the violins made there by successive generations of the Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivari families.
www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Italy/Lombardy/Cremona_city_and_Province_regional_capital.html   (345 words)

  
 Fondazione Mazzolari
Primo Mazzolari, the son of Luigi and Grazia Bolli, was born on January 13, 1890 in Boschetto, a small village in the province of Cremona in Northern Italy.
He attended the seminary in Cremona, where Bishop Geremia Bonomelli was celebrated for his Catholic-liberal ideas that conciliated with the young Italian State.
From October 1920 to December 1921, he was pastor of the parish church of the Most Holy Trinity in Bozzolo, a town in the province of Mantova, yet dependent on the diocese of Cremona.
www.fondazionemazzolari.it /Eng/Biografia_1.htm   (984 words)

  
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It is also useful to mention that the three provinces have a widespread farm-industrial system, and that local small & medium industries have been developing spontaneous innovations that affect the whole territory due to a close interdependence of all operators.
According to an agreement between the Province of Mantua and the Province of Ilia (Greece), the programme implemented in Lombardy will be passed to the Greek province for a future co-operation project.
He has already co-operated with the Province of Mantua to the study “The Economic Planning in local systems: determination of innovation addresses”; Others: other European consultants will be identified in co-operation with the DGXIII, as soon as the European Commission decides about the project joint-financing.
www.innovating-regions.org /download/Mantovaforweb.doc   (5095 words)

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