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The adjacent, and linked, crenallated Gothic-style Palazzo della Podesta (built 1221–1240) gives a sense of the style of the building erected originally at this site between 1281 and 1282. The prior palace (Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo) had a tall tower build behind the facade and housed the town jail ("della Camusina").
In 2013, Parma formed a sister-city relationship with Lviv, Ukraine [31] and is home to Ohio's largest Ukrainian community, the majority of whom are foreign born, with more than twice the number of any other city. [32] Parma is the seat of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma, which was established by Pope John Paul II in 1983.
The Parma MFD (Metal Fabricating Division) is a General Motors stamping and metal assembly plant located on the south side of Cleveland, Ohio in the suburb of Parma — and a key part of the town's economic vibrancy. [1]
The Citadel of Parma (Italian: Cittadella di Parma) is a pentagonal fortress built in the Emilian city in the last years of the 16th century. [1]The structure was erected at the behest of the Duke of Parma and Piacenza Alessandro Farnese and entrusted to the engineers Giovanni Antonio Stirpio de' Brunelli and Genesio Bresciani with the collaboration of Smeraldo Smeraldi.
The Arch of San Lazzaro (Italian: Arco di San Lazzaro) is a triumphal arch that stands just outside and east of the city of Parma, Region of Emilia-Romagna. It was constructed in 1628 under the designs of Giovanni Battista Magnani to celebrate the arrival to the city of Margherita de’ Medici, the new wife of the then Duke Odoardo Farnese.
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The province of Parma (Italian: provincia di Parma) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its largest town and capital is the city of Parma. It is made up of 47 comuni (sg.: comune). It has an area of 3,449 square kilometres (1,332 sq mi) and a total population of around 450,000.
It is a 5,000 seat arena which hosts Crociati Parma Rugby FC [1] and Gran Parma Rugby [2] rugby union teams. It also hosts the Parma Panthers American football team. [ 3 ] In 2012 it also became the home stadium of the Zebre Parma [ 4 ] franchise which replaced Aironi in the Pro12 [ 5 ] league and Heineken Cup .