Soragna

Soragna
Comune
Comune di Soragna
Coat of arms
Soragna Location of Soragna in Italy
Coordinates: 44°56′N 10°7′E / 44.933°N 10.117°E / 44.933; 10.117
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province / Metropolitan city	Parma (PR)
Frazioni	Carzeto, Castellina, Diolo
Government
• Mayor	Salvatore Iaconi Farina
Area
• Total	45 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population (2010[1])
• Total	4,793
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	43019
Dialing code	0524

Soragna is a town and comune in the province of Parma of northern Italy with a population of about 4,800.

The town is known from 712, when it was mentioned in a document by the Lombard king Liutprand. From 1198 it was a possession of the Lupi family and was an imperial fief (a marquisate from 1347 and a principate from 1709), with the right to mint coins.

It is home to a medieval rocca (fortress), turned into a palace, called the Rocca Meli Lupi. It has 16th century frescoes by Cesare Baglione, possibly Niccolò dell'Abbate, and others. The surrounding park was turned into an English garden around 1820.

Among its churches are:

• Beata Vergine del Carmine e San Rocco
• San Giacomo
• Oratory of Sant'Antonio da Padova
• Santa Caterina D'Alessandria

Twin towns

• Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia

References

Sources

• Mordacci, Alessandra, ed. (2009). La Rocca di Soragna. Parma: Gazzetta di Parma Editore. 

External links

• Website about the Rocca di Soragna (Italian)

• 
  Rocca Meli Lupi.
• 
  San Giacomo (Saint James) church.