Guastalla is situated in the Po Valley, and lies on the banks of the Po River. Guastalla is located at around 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the cities of Reggio Emilia, Parma, and Mantua.
In addition to the town of Guastalla itself, the comune also includes the hamlets of San Giacomo, San Girolamo, San Martino, San Rocco, and Tagliata.
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The area of Guastalla was probably settled by Etruscans as early as the 7th century BCE, but the name of the city is mentioned for the first time in 864 CE. Of Lombard origin, the city was ruled by the Torelli family from 1406 to 1539, when it became the capital of a duchy under the Gonzaga family and housed artists like Guercino and Torquato Tasso.
SMEG (from Smalterie Metallurgiche Emiliane Guastalla), a major manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances, was founded by Vittorio Bertazzoni in Guastalla in 1948, where it still has its headquarters.
The octagonal Oratory of Madonna della Concezione.
The church of Santa Maria dei Servi, designed by Francesco da Volterra. Noteworthy in the interior is a Deposition, canvas by Giuseppe Maria Crespi.
The Civic Tower (18th century), in the location where once was the Spanish Castle
Around Guastalla:
The Romanesque Oratory of St. George (probably from the 9th century).
The Basilica of St. Peter at Pieve di Guastalla, which was seat of two Roman Catholic councils. It houses an ancient baptismal font (9th century) and painted terracotta portraying the Madonna with Child, attributed to Guido Mazzoni.
guastalla, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2018,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Guastalla news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Guastalla Guastallese Guastala is a town and comune in the province of Reggio Emilia in Emilia Romagna Italy GuastallaComuneCitta di GuastallaFlagCoat of armsLocation of GuastallaGuastallaLocation of Guastalla in ItalyShow map of ItalyGuastallaGuastalla Emilia Romagna Show map of Emilia RomagnaCoordinates 44 55 N 10 40 E 44 917 N 10 667 E 44 917 10 667CountryItalyRegionEmilia RomagnaProvinceReggio Emilia RE FrazioniPieve San Giacomo San Giorgio San Girolamo San Martino San Rocco TagliataGovernment MayorCamilla VeronaArea 1 Total52 5 km2 20 3 sq mi Elevation24 m 79 ft Population 31 December 2016 2 Total15 100 Density290 km2 740 sq mi DemonymGuastallesiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code42016Dialing code0522Patron saintSt FrancisSaint dayOctober 4Websitewww wbr comune wbr guastalla wbr re wbr it Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2 1 Industry 3 Main sights 4 Twin Towns 5 Residents 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksGeography EditGuastalla is situated in the Po Valley and lies on the banks of the Po River Guastalla is located at around 30 kilometres 19 mi from the cities of Reggio Emilia Parma and Mantua In addition to the town of Guastalla itself the comune also includes the hamlets of San Giacomo San Girolamo San Martino San Rocco and Tagliata History EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2018 The area of Guastalla was probably settled by Etruscans as early as the 7th century BCE but the name of the city is mentioned for the first time in 864 CE Of Lombard origin the city was ruled by the Torelli family from 1406 to 1539 when it became the capital of a duchy under the Gonzaga family and housed artists like Guercino and Torquato Tasso In 1748 by the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle the city became part of the Duchy of Parma Piacenza e Guastalla to which it belonged until 1847 when it was inherited by the Duke of Modena Since the unification of Italy in 1861 Guastalla has been a part of Italy Industry Edit SMEG from Smalterie Metallurgiche Emiliane Guastalla a major manufacturer of high end domestic appliances was founded by Vittorio Bertazzoni in Guastalla in 1948 where it still has its headquarters Main sights EditGuastalla town The Cathedral 16th century by Francesco da Volterra The Ducal Palace of Guastalla 1567 The Civic Theatre Ruggero Ruggeri 1671 The Town Hall The octagonal Oratory of Madonna della Concezione The church of Santa Maria dei Servi designed by Francesco da Volterra Noteworthy in the interior is a Deposition canvas by Giuseppe Maria Crespi The Civic Tower 18th century in the location where once was the Spanish CastleAround Guastalla The Romanesque Oratory of St George probably from the 9th century The Basilica of St Peter at Pieve di Guastalla which was seat of two Roman Catholic councils It houses an ancient baptismal font 9th century and painted terracotta portraying the Madonna with Child attributed to Guido Mazzoni Twin Towns Edit nbsp Forcalquier France 3 nbsp Giovinazzo Italy 4 nbsp Gabicce Mare Italy 5 Residents EditIn Grid Italian pop dance artistSee also EditCounty of Guastalla Duchy of Guastalla Rulers of Guastalla Diocese of GuastallaReferences Edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 ISTAT Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Gemellaggio 1 in Italian Gemellaggio 2 in Italian permanent dead link Gemellaggio 3 in Italian Archived from the original on 2015 02 08 Retrieved 2018 03 15 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guastalla Official website This article on a location in Emilia Romagna is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guastalla amp oldid 1159313298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
