Sala Baganza (

Parmigiano Parmesan ( it, Parmigiano Reggiano; ) is an Italian hard, granular cheese produced from cows’ milk and aged at least 12 months. It is named after two of the areas which produce it, the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia (''Parmigiano'' is ...

: ) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

Province of Parma The Province of Parma ( it, Provincia di Parma) is a province in the Emilia–Romagna region of Italy. Its largest town and capital is the city of Parma. It is made up of 47 '' comuni''. It has an area of and a total population of around 450,00 ...

in the

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region

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, located about northwest of

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

and about southwest of

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...

. Sala Baganza borders the following municipalities:

Calestano Calestano (Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Parma. Calestano borders the following municipalities: Berceto, Cornig ...

Collecchio Collecchio (Parmigiano: ) is a town in the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is located by road southwest of the centre of Parma. A major food-producing area, it is home to multinational Italian dairy and food corporation Parm ...

Felino Felino (Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Parma. As of 2011 it had a population of 8,621. History The town develope ...

Fornovo di Taro Fornovo di Taro ( egl, label=Parmigiano, Fornóv) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Parma, in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Parma. The town lies on the east bank of the ...

Terenzo Terenzo (Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Parma. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,250 and an area of . ...

. Some 5 km from town, on the road to Collecchio, is the

Pieve di Talignano In the Middle Ages, a pieve (, ; la, plebe, link=no; plural ''pievi'') was a rural church with a baptistery, upon which other churches without baptisteries depended. The Italian word ''pieve'' is descended from Latin '' plebs'' which, after t ...

, a small 12th-century church in Romanesque style. Other sights include: *''

Rocca Sanvitale The Rocca Sanvitale, or Sanvitale Castle, is a fortress residence in the centre of the town of Fontanellato, near Parma, northern Italy. Construction of the moated block, accessible through a drawbridge, was begun in the 13th century, mostly co ...

'': 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 Marie Louise (12 December 1791 – 17 December 1847) was an Austrian archduchess who reigned as Duchess of Parma from 11 April 1814 until her death. She was Napoleon's second wife and as such Empress of the French and Queen of Italy from their ...

*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

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna {{EmiliaRomagna-geo-stub