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Find sources: "Soragna" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy Soragna Comune Comune di Soragna Coat of arms Soragna Location of Soragna in Italy Show map of Italy Soragna Soragna (Emilia-Romagna) Show map of Emilia-Romagna Coordinates: 44°56′N 10°7′E / 44.933°N 10.117°E / 44.933; 10.117 Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Parma (PR) Frazioni Carzeto, Castellina, Diolo Government • Mayor Marco Taccagni Area [1] • Total 45 km2 (17 sq mi) Elevation 49 m (161 ft) Population (31 December 2016[3])[2] • Total 4,834 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 43019 Dialing code 0524 **Soragna** ([Parmigiano](/source/Parmigiano_dialect): *Suràgna*) is a town and *[comune](/source/Comune)* in the [Province of Parma](/source/Province_of_Parma), northern Italy, with a population of about 4,800. Soragna is first recorded in 712, in a document issued by the [Lombard](/source/Lombards) king [Liutprand](/source/Liutprand%2C_King_of_the_Lombards). From 1198, it was a possession of the Lupi family and an imperial fief elevated to a marquisate in 1347 and to a principate in 1709 with the right to mint coins. The town is home to the medieval [rocca](/source/Rocca_(architecture)) (fortress), later converted into a palace, known as the [Rocca Meli Lupi](/source/Rocca_Meli_Lupi). The first fortress on the site was built in 985 by Marquis Adalbert I of Milan, who had received Soragna and [Busseto](/source/Busseto) from Emperor [Otto I](/source/Otto_I%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor). In the 12th century, the area was acquired by the Pallavicino family. In 1186, the castle was stormed by combined [Guelph](/source/Guelphs_and_Ghibellines) forces from [Piacenza](/source/Piacenza) and [Cremona](/source/Cremona), but the lordship was confirmed to the Pallavicino by Emperor [Frederick Barbarossa](/source/Frederick_Barbarossa) in 1189. A few years later, the Lupi family acquired the castle through marriage and initiated a reconstruction program. The building contains 16th-century frescoes by [Cesare Baglione](/source/Cesare_Baglione), possibly [Niccolò dell'Abbate](/source/Niccol%C3%B2_dell'Abbate), and other artists. The surrounding park was redesigned as an English garden around 1820. Notable churches include: - [Beata Vergine del Carmine e San Rocco](/source/Beata_Vergine_del_Carmine_e_San_Rocco%2C_Soragna) - [San Giacomo](/source/San_Giacomo%2C_Soragna) - [Oratory of Sant'Antonio da Padova](/source/Oratory_of_Sant'Antonio_da_Padova%2C_Soragna) - [Santa Caterina D'Alessandria](/source/Santa_Caterina_D'Alessandria%2C_Soragna) - Rocca Meli Lupi. - *San Giacomo* (Saint James) church. ## Twin towns - [Banská Štiavnica](/source/Bansk%C3%A1_%C5%A0tiavnica), Slovakia ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v20_1-0)** ["Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011"](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v20_2-0)** ["Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018"](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Data from [Istat](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)) ## Sources - Mordacci, Alessandra, ed. (2009). *La Rocca di Soragna*. Parma: Gazzetta di Parma Editore. ## External links - [Website about the Rocca di Soragna](https://web.archive.org/web/20140903145509/http://www.roccadisoragna.it/template.php?pag=58394) (in Italian) v t e Emilia-Romagna · Comuni of the Province of Parma Albareto Bardi Bedonia Berceto Bore Borgo Val di Taro Busseto Calestano Collecchio Colorno Compiano Corniglio Felino Fidenza Fontanellato Fontevivo Fornovo di Taro Langhirano Lesignano de' Bagni Medesano Monchio delle Corti Montechiarugolo Neviano degli Arduini Noceto Palanzano Parma Pellegrino Parmense Polesine Zibello Roccabianca Sala Baganza Salsomaggiore Terme San Secondo Parmense Sissa Trecasali Solignano Soragna Sorbolo Mezzani Terenzo Tizzano Val Parma Tornolo Torrile Traversetolo Valmozzola Varano de' Melegari Varsi Authority control databases International VIAF National United States Israel Other Yale LUX This article on a location in Emilia–Romagna is a stub. 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