Piacenza

Piacenza is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, of approximately 104,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza.

It was founded in 218 BC as a Roman military colony, and was formerly called Placentia in both Latin and English.

In 1095 it was the site of the Council of Piacenza.

External link

Comune di Piacenza (in Italian) (http://www.comune.piacenza.it)

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