Cremona

Cremona (/krɪˈmoʊnə/,^[3]^[4] also UK: /krɛˈ-/;^[5] Italian: [kreˈmoːna]; Cremunés: Cremùna; Emilian: Carmona) is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the Pianura Padana (Po Valley). It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local city and province governments. The city of Cremona is especially noted for its musical history and traditions, including some of the earliest and most renowned luthiers, such as Giuseppe Guarneri, Antonio Stradivari, Francesco Rugeri, Vincenzo Rugeri, and several members of the Amati family.^[6]

For motor racing, see Cremona Circuit. For Other uses, see Cremona (disambiguation).

Cremona

Cremùna (Lombard)

Italy

Lombardy

Cremona (CR)

Andrea Virgilio (PD)

69.7 km² (26.9 sq mi)

47 m (154 ft)

71,223

1,000/km² (2,600/sq mi)

Cremonesi

UTC+1 (CET)

UTC+2 (CEST)

26100

0372

019036

St. Homobonus

13 November

Official website

Architecture[edit]

Churches[edit]

The Cathedral of Cremona with the annexed Baptistery constitutes one of the most notable sites for Romanesque-Gothic art in northern Italy.

Other churches include:

Economy[edit]

The economy of Cremona is deeply linked to the agricultural production of the countryside. Food industries include salted meat, sweets (torrone), vegetable oils, grana padano, provolone and "mostarda" (candied fruit in spicy mustard-flavored syrup, served with meats and cheese). Heavy industries include steel, oil and one electric plant. The river-port is a base for the barges transporting goods along the Po river.

Transport[edit]

Cremona railway station, opened in 1863, is a terminus of six railway lines, all of which are regional (semi-fast) or local services.

Main destinations are Pavia, Mantua, Milan, Treviglio, Parma, Brescia, Piacenza and Fidenza.

Alaquàs, Spain, since 2004

Krasnoyarsk, Russia, since 2006

Füssen, Germany, since 2018

Cremona is twinned with:

(46 BC – AD 9), Roman general and politician

Publius Quinctilius Varus

(103 BC – ? BC), a Roman poet.^[14]

Marcus Furius Bibaculus

(c. 920 – 972), bishop of Cremona, historian, and author.^[15]

Liutprand of Cremona

(12th C.) patron saint of Cremona, as well as business people, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers

Saint Homobonus

(ca.1114 – 1187), translator of scientific books from Arabic into Latin.^[16]

Gerard of Cremona

(1155–1215), prelate, historian and writer

Sicard of Cremona

(1450-?), painter^[17]

Bernardino Ricca

(ca.1475 – after 1520), an Italian composer of the Renaissance.

Filippo de Lurano

(ca.1489 – 1566), scholar, Latin poet and bishop.^[18]

Marco Girolamo Vida

(ca.1490 – pre-1543) an Italian painter of the Renaissance.

Altobello Melone

(ca.1495 – 1576) & (ca.1540 – 1616), father and son team of architects

Francesco and Giuseppe Dattaro

(16th C.), sculptor and craftsman

Girolamo del Prato

(ca.1500 — 1585) Italo-Spanish clockmaker, engineer and mathematician.

Gianello della Torre

(1500–1572), painter.^[19]

Giulio Campi

(1505–1577), luthier.^[20]

Andrea Amati

(1522–1592), painter.^[21]

Bernardino Campi

(ca.1528 – 1601), an Italian composer of the Renaissance

Costanzo Porta

(ca.1532 – 1625), painter of the Renaissance.^[22]

Sofonisba Anguissola

(ca.1551 – 1601), an Italian composer and organist of the late Renaissance.

Benedetto Pallavicino

(1567–1643), composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras.^[23]

Claudio Monteverdi

(ca.1570 – 1596), an Italian painter of the Renaissance.

Giulio Calvi

(born ca.1570) an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance

Luca Cattapani

(1581–1626), physician.^[24]

Gaspare Aselli

(1595–1665), an Italian composer, organist and violinist of the early Baroque era.

Tarquinio Merula

(1596–1684), luthier.^[25]

Nicolò Amati

(ca.1628–1698), luthier

Francesco Rugeri

(c.1644–1737), renowned luthier.^[26]

Antonio Stradivari

(1663–1719), luthier

Vincenzo Rugeri

(1671–1742), monk, priest, philosopher, theologian, mathematician, and engineer

Luigi Guido Grandi

(1698–1744), luthier

Giuseppe Guarneri

(1752–1810), an Italian opera composer.

Francesco Bianchi

(1818–1886), painter

Giovanni Pallavera

(1834–1886), composer.^[27]

Amilcare Ponchielli

(1835–1900), mathematician

Eugenio Beltrami

(1855–1938), an Italian geographer, writer and Socialist politician.

Arcangelo Ghisleri

(1857–1920), leading exponent of the Italian socialist movement at the turn of the 19th C.

Leonida Bissolati

(1890–1959), priest and writer

Primo Mazzolari

(1892–1945), fascist politician

Roberto Farinacci

(1920–1995), an Italian baritone opera singer

Aldo Protti

(1922–1990) , actor, director, and screenwriter

Ugo Tognazzi

(born 1940), singer (nicknamed the Tiger of Cremona)

Mina

(1942–2012), bowmaker

Giovanni Lucchi

(born 1947), an Italian actor and comedian.

Franco Mari

(born 1948), member of European Parliament and former mayor of Bologna

Sergio Cofferati

(born 1960), Italian-born Canadian celebrity chef.^[28]

Massimo Capra

(born 1964), crime writer

Sandrone Dazieri

(born 1968), Italian economist

Alessandro Magnoli Bocchi

(born 1987), blogger, businesswoman, fashion designer and model

Chiara Ferragni

(formed 2000), Italian string quartet