Bardi (Italy)
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| Comune di Bardi | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Parma (PR) |
| Mayor | Pietro Tambini |
| Elevation | 625 m (2,051 ft) |
| Area | 190.1 km² (73 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004[1]) | |
| - Total | 2,550 |
| - Density | 13/km² (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Bardigiani |
| Dialing code | 0525 |
| Postal code | 43032 |
| Frazioni | Arcisa, Bazzini, Bergazzi, Berlini, Bertonazzi, Boccolo, Bosini, Bre, Brugnola, Brugnoli, Caberra, Cacrovoli, Cantiga, Caprile, Carpana, Casa Nova, Case Soprane, Cerreto, Chiesabianca, Cogno Gazzo, Cogno Grezzo, Comune Soprano, Costageminiana , Cremadasca, Diamanti, Dorbora, Faggio, Ferrari, Filippini, Franchini, Frassineto, Gabriellini, Gazzo, Geminiano, Granelli, Granere, Grezzo, Lezzara, Moglie, Monastero, Noveglia, Osacca, Pareto, Piana Gazzo, Pianelletto, Pieve, Pione, Roncole, Rossi, Saliceto, Sbuttoni, Segarati, Sidolo, Taverna, Tiglio, Vicanini, Vischetto di Là, Venezia |
| Patron | St. John the Baptist |
| - Day | June 24 |
| Website: www.comune.bardi.pr.it | |
Bardi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 km west of Bologna and about 50 km southwest of Parma. It is dominated by the imposing Landi Castle built over a spur of red jasper.
Bardi borders the following municipalities: Bedonia, Bore, Borgo Val di Taro, Compiano, Farini, Ferriere, Morfasso, Valmozzola, Varsi.
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[edit] History
According to a legend, the town's name derives from "Bardus" or "Barrio", the last elephant of Hannibal's army, who supposedly died here during the march to Rome. Historically, the name stems from the Lombard nobility who established themselves in Bardi around 600 AD. In 1000 the bishop of Piacenza took up residence here.
In 1257 the Ghibelline Landi of Piacenza acquired it, remaining lord of Bardi for the following four centuries. In 1269 the castle was stormed by the Guelphs, and the communed of Piacenza held it until 1307, when Emperor Henry VII give it back to Umbertino II Landi. Galeazzo I Visconti of Milan obtained a notable victory over the Guelphs in the nearby on [[november 29] 1321; in 1415 the Landi were declared formally independent by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, but the latter's heir Filippo Maria conquered the castle and entrusted it to Niccolò Piccinino, who ruled from 1438 to 1448, when the Landi were back. Federico and his daughter Polissena Bardi renewed the castle in the 16th-17th century, establishing a college which lasted until 1805. In 1682 Polissena's son Dario ceded Bardi to Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, and the town followed the story of the latter until the unification of Italy.
From the late 19th to to 20th century much of the town's population emigrated to Great Britain, France and Belgium. During World War II the area saw numerous clashes between the German occupants and the partisans, the city being bombed by 12 Stukas on July 17, 1944.
[edit] Main sights
- Castello Landi
- Parish church of San Giovanni Battista (16th century)
- Oratory of Santa Maria delle Grazie (mid-13th century, restored in 1621).
- Country church of San Siro (12th-13th centuries)
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