| Neviano degli Arduini | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Neviano degli Arduini | |
Apse of the Pieve di Sasso. | |
  Neviano degli Arduini Location of Neviano degli Arduini in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′N10°19′E / 44.583°N 10.317°E Coordinates: 44°35′N10°19′E / 44.583°N 10.317°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Parma (PR) |
| Frazioni | Antreola, Ariolla, Begozzo, Bertogallo, Campo del Fico, Campora, Case Bedi, Case Bodini, Case Bosi, Case Campanari, Case Canale, Case della Fossa, Case Fantini, Case Mazza, Case Paini, Case Penuzzi, Case Ruffaldi, Castelmozzano, Cedogno, Ceretolo, Cerreto, Corchio, Corticone, Costola, Formiano, La Bricola, La Costa, La Villa, Le Mole, Lodrignano, Lugaro, Lupazzano, Magrignano, Mercato, Misone, Monchio, Monte, Montetenero, Montroni, Mozzano, Mussatico, Neda, Orzale, Paderna, Pezzalunga, Piazza, Prada, Provazzano, Quinzano, Quinzo, Rivareto, Romazza, Sasso, Scorcoro, Sella di Lodrignano, Signano, Tissore, Urzano, Vezzano, Vico, Vignetta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giordano Bricoli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105.9 km2 (40.9 sq mi) |
| Population (31 May 2007) [1] | |
| • Total | 3,724 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 43024 |
| Dialing code | 0521 |
| Website | Official website |
Neviano degli Arduini (Parmigiano: Nevian di Arduèn) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Bologna and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Parma.
The Parmigiano dialect, sometimes the Parmesan dialect, is a dialect of the Emilian language spoken in the Province of Parma, the western-central portion of the Emilia-Romagna administrative region.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Parma is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its largest town and capital is the city of Parma.
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In the communal territory is the Romanesque Pieve di Sasso, a national monument, dating from the 11th century. Its reconstruction around 1080 is traditionally attributed to Matilda of Tuscany. It is a church with a nave and two aisles, built in rough stone. Notable is the façade, parted by thin pilasters and a medieval portal. It houses a sculpted baptismal font with octagonal plan, and figures of the Evangelists.
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this later date being the most commonly held. In the 12th century it developed into the Gothic style, marked by pointed arches. Examples of Romanesque architecture can be found across the continent, making it the first pan-European architectural style since Imperial Roman architecture. The Romanesque style in England is traditionally referred to as Norman architecture.
In the Middle Ages, a pieve was a rural church with a baptistery, upon which other churches without baptisteries depended.
Matilda of Tuscany was a powerful feudal Margravine of Tuscany, ruler in northern Italy and the chief Italian supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy; in addition, she was one of the few medieval women to be remembered for her military accomplishments, thanks to which she was able to dominate all the territories north of the Papal States.
