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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
42 m (138 ft)

Dialing code
  
0523

Local time
  
Monday 4:16 PM

Region
  
Emilia-Romagna

Dialling code
  
0523

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Piacenza (PC)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
36 km²

Province
  
Province of Piacenza

Postal code
  
29010

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Frazioni
  
Cignano, Sant'Agata, Soarza

Weather
  
24°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 29% Humidity

Villanova sull'Arda is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Piacenza.

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Map of 29010 Villanova sull'Arda, Province of Piacenza, Italy

The commune borders on the municipalities of Besenzone, Busseto, Castelvetro Piacentino, Cortemaggiore, Monticelli d'Ongina, Polesine Parmense, San Pietro in Cerro, Stagno Lombardo.

Giuseppe verdi villa sant agata di villanova sull arda piacenza


Notable residents

Sant'Agata was the home for over 50 years of the opera composer Giuseppe Verdi who was born in the village of Le Roncole in 1813, who lived in the nearby town of Busseto, and who bought the land and built the Villa Verdi in 1848

Local facts

  • The Giarola River Park Island: This is located in the flood plain of the River Po and is an example of environmental restoration after the intense mining of sand.
  • Festivals: the "Cherry Festival" is held in the second week of June, and the "Festival of the Frog and Catfish" takes place on the last Sunday of May in the village of Soarza.
  • Sports associations: At Villanova there is a basketball team, (Villanova Basketball Pro) a competitor in the CIS championship held in the Piacenza-Cremona-Lodi regions.

    • Transportation

    Villanova sull'Arda has a railway station on the Cremona–Fidenza line. Direct connections are available from Cremona, while some trains run directly from Parma to both Busseto and Villanova sull'Arda without changing.

    References

    Villanova sull'Arda Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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