Collecchio | |
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Comune di Collecchio | |
Coordinates: 44°45′N 10°13′E / 44.750°N 10.217°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Emilia-Romagna |
Province | Parma (PR) |
Frazioni | Case Quintavalla, Case Zingari, Collecchiello, Folli, Gaiano, Giarola, La Corte Anguissola, La Ripa, Lemignano, Madregolo, Maiatico, Oppiano, Ozzano Taro, Ponte Scodogna, San Martino Sinzano, Stradella, Villa Lucia, Villanuova, Villa Vecchia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paolo Bianchi |
Area | |
• Total | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
Population (31 December 2014)[2] | |
• Total | 14,295 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
Demonym | Collecchiesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 43044 |
Dialing code | 0521 |
ISTAT code | 034009 |
Patron saint | St. Prosper |
Saint day | 24 November |
Website | Official website |
Collecchio (Parmigiano: Colècc') is a town in the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is located 12.9 kilometres (8.0 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Parma.[3] A major food-producing area, it is home to multinational Italian dairy and food corporation Parmalat and the Parma F.C. training complex, Centro Sportivo di Collecchio, and is connected by railway.[4] Under the Romans the town was called Sustrina, Later, in Christian times it was called, Colliculum, because of its location on a small hill. In 2015, Collecchio became recognized as the first community to mandate that all fireworks set off in the town be silent.