Busseto

Busseto is a common of the Province of Parma in the Emilie-Romagna in Italy.

Busseto is the commune of birth of the type-setter Giuseppe Verdi.

Monuments

  • Statue of Giuseppe Verdi, realized by Luigi Secchi (on the central place, opposite with the town hall)
  • Castle, seat of the town hall, the Made green Theater (19th century) and of the tourist office
  • House of Antonio Barezzi (19th century), transformed into museum. In this house, Verdi composed I due Foscari (1844)
  • Collégiale of San Bartolomeo apostolo (15th century) with the small church della Trinità where Verdi Maria with Margherita Barezzi in 1836
  • Rue Roma are various palates
    • Palazzo del Monte di Pietà (17th century)
    • Église of Sant' Ignazio with the school of the Jesuits (17th century)
  • Église of Santa Maria Annunziata (19th century)
  • monastic Église of Santa Maria degli Angeli (15th century)
  • Ruines of the strong castle: two turns in south-west and south-east, dating from the 15th century
  • Villa Pallavicino or, as it is generally named, the palate of the marquis 16th century
  • Villa Made green with Sant' Agata

Personalities

  • Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), type-setter, born in Busseto
  • Giovannino Guareschi (1908 - 1968), creator of the character of Don Camillo had its property with Roncole-Made green
  • Ireneo Affò (1741 - 1797), man of letters and historian of art Parmesan of the 18th century
  • Tarquinio Merula (1595-1665), type-setter and organist, born in Busseto

Geography

History

Economy

Culture

Commemorative event

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Administration

Hamlets

  • Roncole-Made green is a hamlet apart five kilometers in the south-east of Busseto where a time two famous characters lived: Giovannino Guareschi and Giuseppe Verdi.

  • Contrada della Chiesa, Frescarolo, Madonna Prati, Samboseto, San Rocco, Sant' Andrea, Semoriva, Spigarolo

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Communes bordering

Alseno, Besenzone, Fidenza, Polesine Parmense, Soragna, Villanova sull' Arda, Zibello

Twinnings

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See too

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