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Sala Baganza

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Location of Sala Baganza

44°43′N 10°14′E / 44.717°N 10.233°E / 44.717; 10.233CountryItalyRegionEmilia-RomagnaProvinceParma (PR)FrazioniCase Marconi, Casino de' Boschi, Castellaro, Limido, Maiatico, San Vitale Baganza, TalignanoGovernment

• MayorAldo SpinaArea

^[1]

• Total30.76 km² (11.88 sq mi)Elevation

176 m (577 ft)Population

(31 December 2014^[2])^[3]

• Total5,558 • Density180/km² (470/sq mi)DemonymSalesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

43038

Dialing code0521WebsiteOfficial website

Sala Baganza (Parmigiano: Säla) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Bologna and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Parma.

Sala Baganza borders the following municipalities: Calestano, Collecchio, Felino, Fornovo di Taro, Parma, Terenzo.

Some 5 km from town, on the road to Collecchio, is the Pieve di Talignano, a small 12th-century church in Romanesque style. Other sights include:

Rocca Sanvitale: Former castle/palace of the Sanvitale family, used later by the Duchal rulers of Parma as a hunting lodge and country palace
Casino dei Boschi, a large 18th-century countryside residence that, among the others, was used by Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
Castello di San Vitale Baganza - in a hamlet south of Sala Baganza
San Vitale: 10th century church near the Castello di San Vitale mentioned above
Santi Stefano e Lorenzo: Church built 1582-1586, also by the Sanvitale.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Data from Istat
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.