| Province of Reggio Emilia | |
| Native Name Lang: | it |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Italy |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Emilia-Romagna |
| Seat Type: | Capital(s) |
| Seat: | Reggio Emilia |
| Parts Type: | Comuni |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 42 |
| Leader Party: | PD |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Giorgio Zanni |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2291.26 |
| Population Total: | 525366 |
| Population As Of: | 30 June 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | €17.961 billion (2015) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | €33,694 (2015) |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 42010-42025, 42028, 42030-42035, 42037, 42039-42049, 42121-42124 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone prefix |
| Area Code: | 0522, 0536 |
| Registration Plate: | RE |
| Blank Name Sec1: | ISTAT |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 035 |
The province of Reggio Emilia (Italian: provincia di Reggio nell'Emilia; Emilian: pruvînsa ed Rèz) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The capital city, which is the most densely populated comune (municipality) in the province, is Reggio Emilia.
It has an area of around 2292km2 and,, has a population of 525,366. There are 42 comuni in the province.[2] Rolo, the smallest comune in the province by area, is the comune farthest to the East. Ventasso is the comune farthest to the West. The border towns of the province are Ventasso, which is the smallest comune by population, to the south and Luzzara in the north. Luzzara is the second largest comune in Emilia-Romagna and has the highest number of foreign nationals in the region.[2]
The province is home to the historical Canossa Castle, property of the countess Matilde; it is where the Walk to Canossa of Henry IV occurred. Representatives of the free municipalities of Reggio, Modena, Bologna and Ferrara met in Reggio Emilia's Sala del Tricolore in 1797 to proclaim the Repubblica Cispadana, adopting the three colour green-white-red flag to represent their newly formed Republic; it was later adopted in 1848 as the national flag.[3]
Four faculties of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia are located in Reggio Emilia. The Faculty of Engineering and Agriculture was established in Reggio Emilia in 1998, followed by the Faculties of Communication Sciences and of Education Sciences.[4] It is home to the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia.[5]
The Reggio Emilia approach to preschool education was started by the schools of Reggio Emilia after World War II and it's well-known all over the world, being one of the most advanced systems at present times. It is based and inspired on theories of Malaguzzi, Bruner, Vygotsky, Dewey, Piaget and Gardner. Reggio Emilia holds the International Centre Loris Malaguzzi, a modern structure where the Reggio Emilia approach is implemented, exported and spread around the world.[6]
With sports arenas including the Stadio Giglio and PalaBigi, Reggio Emilia is home to the basketball team Pallacanestro Reggiana.[7] The Camparini Gioielli Cup is a yearly challenger-level tennis tournament played on clay in Reggio Emilia.[8] AC Reggiana 1919 is the historical soccer team of Reggio Emilia; it currently plays in the second national soccer league Serie B. Stadio Giglio (actual attendance is 29,650) is the home play ground for AC Reggiana 1919.[9]