Province of Reggio Emilia

The Province of Reggio Emilia is one of the eight provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. The capital is the city Reggio Emilia.

Related Topics:
Emilia-Romagna - Reggio Emilia

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It has an area of 2,293 sq km, from the Po River and the Appenines mountains and a total population of 453,892 (2001). There are 45 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link).

Related Topics:
Po River - Appenines

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Other towns are Scandiano, Guastalla, Correggio, Novellara, Castelnovo Monti, Canossa.

Related Topics:
Scandiano - Guastalla - Correggio - Novellara - Castelnovo Monti - Canossa

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In the latter comune is located the castle of Canossa, property of the countess Matilde, where the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire Henri IV humiliated himself in order to be reintegrated in the Catholic Communion by the pope.

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