Soncino (locally ) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the

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region

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

, located about east of

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

and about northwest of

Cremona Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ...

. Soncino borders the following municipalities:

Casaletto di Sopra Casaletto di Sopra ( Cremasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about northwest of Cremona. Casaletto di Sopra borders the following municipalities: B ...

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, Fontanella,

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. It is located on the banks of the river

Oglio The Oglio (; Latin ''Ollius'', or ''Olius''; Lombard ''Òi''; Cremonese ''Ùi'') is a left-side tributary of the river Po in Lombardy, Italy. It is long. In the hierarchy of the Po's tributaries, with its of length, it occupies the 2nd pla ...

. Soncino received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on November 18, 2004.

Main sights

*The well-preserved Castle (''Rocca Sforzesca''), built in 1473 for

Galeazzo Maria Sforza Galeazzo Maria Sforza (24 January 1444 – 26 December 1476) was the fifth Duke of Milan from 1466 until his assassination a decade later. He was notorious for being lustful, cruel, and tyrannical. He was born to Francesco Sforza, a popul ...

. It has three square towers and a round one. It has been chosen as set for movies like '' Ladyhawke'' and ''

Il mestiere delle armi ''The Profession of Arms'' ( it, Il mestiere delle armi) is a 2001 Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi. Plot In autumn of 1526, Emperor Charles V sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior pap ...

''. *The church of ''San Giacomo'' and the annexed former Dominican convent, with an octagonal pending tower. *The church of ''Santa Maria Assunta'' (12th century). *The Town Hall with the Civic Tower. *The ''Casa degli Stampatori'' ("Printers' House"), where, in 1488, the first complete Jewish Bible in the world was printed. See the entry for:

Soncino family (printers) The Soncino family (משפחת שונצינו) is an Italian Ashkenazi Jewish family of printers, deriving its name from the town of Soncino in the duchy of Milan. It traces its descent through a Moses of Fürth, who is mentioned in 1455, back ...

*The Renaissance ''Santa Maria delle Grazie'', with a fine interior.

References

External links

Official website

Soncino Turismo
(tourism promotion)
Pro Loco di Soncino
(tourism promotion)
Castrum Soncini
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