Gualtieri
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Gualtieri is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia
in the Italian
region Emilia-Romagna
, located about 70 km northwest of Bologna
and about 25 km north of Reggio Emilia
on the right bank of the Po River
. Historically, it suffered numerous flood, the last occurring in 1951.
. Also facing the square is the Collegiata di S. Maria della Neve, again designed by Aleotti but remade after its destruction from a flood, which houses a Crucifizion by Camillo Ricci.
Other sights include the 13th century church of Sant'Andrea and the 16th century church Chiesa della Concezione. 6 kilometers outside Gualtieri, on the road to Reggio Emilia, is the 18th century Palazzo Greppi.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia
Province of Reggio Emilia
The Province of Reggio Emilia is one of the eight provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. The capital city, which is the most densely populated comune in the Province, is Reggio Emilia....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
, located about 70 km northwest of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and about 25 km north of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
on the right bank of the Po River
Po River
The Po |Ligurian]]: Bodincus or Bodencus) is a river that flows either or – considering the length of the Maira, a right bank tributary – eastward across northern Italy, from a spring seeping from a stony hillside at Pian del Re, a flat place at the head of the Val Po under the northwest face...
. Historically, it suffered numerous flood, the last occurring in 1951.
Main sights
Gualtieri's main attraction is its Renaissance quare Piazza Bentivoglio, designed by Giovanni Battista Aleotti (also responsible of the Palazzo Bentivoglio, which was the residence of the Marquisses of Gualtieri). The latter has 17th century decorations and houses a museum dedicated to the painter Antonio LigabueAntonio Ligabue
Antonio Ligabue was an Italian painter, one of the most important Naïve artists of the 20th century.He was born in Zurich, Switzerland, and died in Gualtieri, Reggio Emilia, Italy....
. Also facing the square is the Collegiata di S. Maria della Neve, again designed by Aleotti but remade after its destruction from a flood, which houses a Crucifizion by Camillo Ricci.
Other sights include the 13th century church of Sant'Andrea and the 16th century church Chiesa della Concezione. 6 kilometers outside Gualtieri, on the road to Reggio Emilia, is the 18th century Palazzo Greppi.