Langhirano is a comune

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 Parma

Province of Parma

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 in the Italian

Italy

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 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 90 km west 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 20 km south of Parma

Parma

Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....

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Langhirano borders the following municipalities: Calestano

Calestano

Calestano is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 100 km west of Bologna and about 30 km southwest of Parma...

, Corniglio

Corniglio

Corniglio is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 100 km west of Bologna and about 40 km southwest of Parma...

, Felino

Felino

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, Lesignano de' Bagni

Lesignano de' Bagni

Lesignano de' Bagni is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 km west of Bologna and about 15 km south of Parma.-External links:*...

, Neviano degli Arduini

Neviano degli Arduini

Neviano degli Arduini is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 80 km west of Bologna and about 25 km south of Parma....

, Parma

Parma

Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....

, Tizzano Val Parma

Tizzano Val Parma

Tizzano Val Parma is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 km west of Bologna and about 35 km southwest of Parma....

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Its most striking feature is the castle of Torrechiara

Torrechiara

Torrechiara is a frazione of the comune of Langhirano, in the province of Parma, northern Italy. It is especially known for its massive castle, built by Pier Maria II Rossi , count of San Secondo, between 1448 and 1460.-Geography:...

. The town is also known as a major production centre for the Prosciutto di Parma.

Langhirano was the childhood home of soprano Renata Tebaldi

Renata Tebaldi

Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period...

, who is buried there.

Twin towns

Cavaillon

Cavaillon

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, France

France

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  Espalion

Espalion

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, France Tauste

Tauste

Tauste is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.Sights include the Mudéjar church of Santa María, begun in the late 13th century and finished in the 14th century. It has an octagonal tower, a Baroque retable and a Renaissance retable of the Coronation of Mary.-Twin...

, Spain

Spain

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 Nove

Nove

Nove is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza in the region of Veneto, north-eastern Italy, with just over 5,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Brenta river, near Marostica and Bassano del Grappa....

, Italy

Italy

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External links

• www.comune.langhirano.pr.it