Fiorenzuola d'Arda | |
Official Name: | Comune di Fiorenzuola d'Arda |
Coordinates: | 44.9333°N 63°W |
Province: | (PC) |
Frazioni: | Baselica Duce, San Protaso, Paullo |
Mayor: | Romeo Gandolfi |
Area Total Km2: | 59 |
Population Total: | 15313 |
Population As Of: | 31 August 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Fiorenzuolani |
Elevation M: | 82 |
Saint: | San Fiorenzo |
Day: | 17 October |
Postal Code: | 29017 |
Area Code: | 0523 |
Fiorenzuola d'Arda (pronounced as /it/; label=[[Piacentino dialect|Piacentino]]|Fiurinsöla, pronounced as /fi.uriŋˈsøːlɐ/ or pronounced as /fi.uriŋˈsoːlɐ/) is a city and comune in Italy in the province of Piacenza, part of the Emilia-Romagna region. Its name derives from Florentia ("prosperous" in Latin). The "d'Arda" portion refers to the River Arda which flows from the Apennines into the valley where Fiorenzuola is situated. Fiorenzuola's origins are old, dating from the first prehistorical human settlements in Italy.
Fiorenzuola d'Arda was one of the main centers of the area during the Middle Ages. Under the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza it was a "middle county" independent from both parties.
The town is represented by Serie C football club US Fiorenzuola.