Rottofreno
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Rottofreno (Piacentino: Altufrèi, Artufrèi, Ltufrèi or Rtufrèi) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Piacenza.
Rottofreno borders the following municipalities: Borgonovo Val Tidone, Calendasco, Chignolo Po, Gragnano Trebbiense, Monticelli Pavese, Piacenza, and Sarmato.
The main settlement of the comune is San Nicolò, which has more inhabitants than Rottofreno proper.[4]
Name and history
According to a legend, the name (meaning "broken bit") derives from an event during the Carthaginian invasion of Italy (218–201 BC), when Hannibal allegedly broke here the bit of his horse.[5] The event is also remembered in the city's coat of arms. In reality the name is from the Lombard roth ("glory") and fridu ("friendship", "safeness").[6] The village was in fact called Rottofredo during the Middle Ages.[7]
On 10 August 1746, during the War of Austrian Succession, a battle was fought here between a French-Spanish army and an Austrian force.[8] This event is known as the Battle of Rottofredo (or Rottofreddo).
Main sights
- The great Baroque church of St. John the Baptist (1690) in the frazione of Santimento.
Demographic evolution
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References
- ^ "Anagrafe degli Amministratori Locali e Regionali". amministratori.interno.gov.it. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "SAN NICOLO'". 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Rottofreno". Via Francigena. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Turismo a Piacenza: comune di rottofreno, comune piacentino". Turismo Piacenza. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ La patria; geografia dell' Italia: pte. 1 Provincia di Roma. 1894. Provincia di Perugia. 1895. Provincie di Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Macerata, Pesaro e Urbino. 1898. 3 v (in Italian). Unione tipografico-editrice. 1902. p. 210. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Graffagnini, Ercole (1959). Emilia-Romagna (in Italian). B. Ghigi. p. 489. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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- Agazzano
- Alseno
- Alta Val Tidone
- Besenzone
- Bettola
- Bobbio
- Borgonovo Val Tidone
- Cadeo
- Calendasco
- Caorso
- Carpaneto Piacentino
- Castel San Giovanni
- Castell'Arquato
- Castelvetro Piacentino
- Cerignale
- Coli
- Corte Brugnatella
- Cortemaggiore
- Farini
- Ferriere
- Fiorenzuola d'Arda
- Gazzola
- Gossolengo
- Gragnano Trebbiense
- Gropparello
- Lugagnano Val d'Arda
- Monticelli d'Ongina
- Morfasso
- Ottone
- Piacenza
- Pianello Val Tidone
- Piozzano
- Podenzano
- Ponte dell'Olio
- Pontenure
- Rivergaro
- Rottofreno
- San Giorgio Piacentino
- San Pietro in Cerro
- Sarmato
- Travo
- Vernasca
- Vigolzone
- Villanova sull'Arda
- Zerba
- Ziano Piacentino
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