Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Reggio nell'Emilia | |
 Piazza San Prospero in Reggio Emilia | |
 Coat airms | |
  Reggio Emilia Location o Reggio Emilia in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°42′N 10°38′E / 44.700°N 10.633°E[1] | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Reggio Emilia (RE) |
| Frazioni | see leet |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Graziano Delrio (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 231 km2 (89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 173,013 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Reggiani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 42121-42122-42123-42124 |
| Diallin code | 0522 |
| Patron saunt | San Prospero |
| Saunt day | 24 November |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Reggio Emilia (Emilian: Rèz, Laitin: Regium Lepidi) is a ceety in northren Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It haes aboot 170,000 indwallers[1] an is the main comune (municipality) o the Province o Reggio Emilia.
The toun is referred tae bi its mair offeecial name o Reggio nell'Emilia 
listen (help·info). The indwallers o Reggio nell'Emilia (cried Reggiani) uisually caw thair toun bi the simple name o Reggio. In some auncient maps the toun is namit Reggio di Lombardia an aw.
The auld toun haes an hexagonal form, which derives frae the auncient waws, an the main biggins are frae the 16t-17t centuries. The commune's territory is totally on a plain, crossed bi the Crostolo stream.
Internaitional relations
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Reggio Emilia is a pilot ceety o the Cooncil o Europe an the European Commission Intercultural cities programme.[3]
- Reggio Emilia is a member ceety o Eurotowns netwirk[4]
Twin touns - sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Reggio Emilia is twinned wi:
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b "The World Gazetteer". Archived frae the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 23 Februar 2007.
- ↑ Population data from Istat
- ↑ Council of Europe (2011 [last update]). "Intercultural city: Reggio Emilia, Italy". coe.int. Retrieved 22 May 2011. Check date values in:
|year=(help) - ↑ "Eurotowns".
- ↑ "Oraşe înfrăţite (Twin cities of Minsk) [via WaybackMachine.com]" (in Romanian). Primăria Municipiului Chişinău. Archived frae the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 21 Julie 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Fort Worth Sister Cities The world is ready. The time is now". fwsistercities.org. Retrieved 17 Februar 2010.
- ↑ "Kragujevac City Partners". © 2008 Information service of Kragujevac City. Archived frae the original on 10 Mairch 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2008.