Timeline of Reggio Emilia

Last updated January 07, 2024

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reggio Emilia in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

Prior to 18th century

187 BCE – Via Aemilia (road) built through town.^[1]
77 BCE – Roman tribune Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder assassinated.^[1]
328 BCE – Protasio, First known Bishop of Regium (Reggio Emilia) ^[2]
409 BCE – Reggio sacked by Gothic
899 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.^[3]
924 – Reggio sacked by Magyar forces.^[3]
1168 – Reggio joins the Lombard League.^[4]
May 29, 1176 – Victorious Battle of Legnano (Italian Cities allies, Lombard league, against the Emperor)

The defence of the Carroccio during the battle of Legnano (1176) by Amos Cassioli (1832-1891) BattagliaLegnano.jpg — The defence of the Carroccio during the battle of Legnano (1176) by Amos Cassioli (1832–1891)

June 25, 1183 Peace of Constance
1245 – Consuetudini (law) issued.^[4]
1289 – Obizzo II d'Este in power.^[1]
1409 – Este in power (until 1796).^[3]
1452 – Duchy of Reggio established.
1474 – Birth of Ludovico Ariosto, poet.^[1]
1480 – Printing press in operation.^[5]^[4]
1512 – Forces of Pope Julius II occupy Reggio.^[4]
1523 – Este rule restored.^[4]
1597 – Basilica della Ghiara construction begins.^[1]

18th–19th centuries

1741 – Teatro della cittadella (theatre) opens.^[4]^[6]
1746 – Accademia degli Ipocondriaci active.^[7]
1798 – Biblioteca Nazionale (library) opens.^[8]^[9]
1808 – Reggio becomes seat of the Crostolo department in the French Cisalpine Republic.^[3]
1819 – Reale Accademia Reggiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti established.^[7]
1830 – Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia (museum) active.^[10]
1856 – Reggio Emilia Synagogue [ it ] built.
1857 – Teatro Municipale (theatre) opens.^[1]
1859
- Reggio Emilia railway station opens.
- Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.^[1]
1860 – Gazzetta di Reggio newspaper begins publication.^[11]
1861 – Reggio becomes part of the Kingdom of Italy.^[3]
1862 – Chamber of Commerce established.^[12]
1873 – Dismantling of the Walls of Reggio Emilia [ it ] begins.^[12]
1887 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Guastalla [ it ] (railway) in operation.
1892 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Sassuolo [ it ] (railway) in operation.
1897 – Population: 59,117.^[13]
1900 – Basilica della Ghiara restored.^[1]

20th century

1901
- Officine Meccaniche Reggiane manufactory in business.^[12]
- Camera del Lavoro established.^{[ citation needed ]}
1906 – Population: 64,548.^[1]
1910 – Stadio Mirabello (stadium) built.
1911
- Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Ciano d'Enza [ it ] (railway) in operation.
- Population: 70,419.^[14]
1919 – A.C. Reggiana 1919 (football club) formed.
1927 – Ferrovia Reggio Emilia-Boretto [ it ] (railway) begins operating.
1931 – Population: 91,040.^[4]
1944 – 8 January: Bombing of Reggio by Allied forces during World War II.^{[ citation needed ]}
1945 – Cesare Campioli becomes mayor (until 1962).
1965 – Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea (history institute) active.^[15]
1995 – Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore opens.

21st century

2013 – Population: 163,928.^[16]
2014 – Local election held; Luca Vecchi becomes mayor.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Britannica 1910.
↑ http://www.diocesi.re.it/diocesi/cronotassi-dei-vescovi/.
1 2 3 4 5 Domenico 2002.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Treccani 1935.
↑ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Reggio d'Emilia". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.
↑ Crocioni 1907.
1 2 James E. McClellan (1985). Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.
↑ "Cenni storici". Biblioteca Panizzi (in Italian). Comune di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
↑ "(Comune: Reggio nell'Emilia)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane [ it ] (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico . Retrieved 4 January 2017.
↑ "Chi siamo" (in Italian). Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
↑ "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.
1 2 3 "Storia di Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). Comune di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
↑ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.
↑ "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.
↑ "Chi siamo". Istoreco (in Italian). Reggio Emilia: Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
↑ "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica . Retrieved 4 January 2017.

This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

William Smith, ed. (1872) [1854]. "Regium Lepidi". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray. hdl:2027/hvd.ah5cur.
"Reggio". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312934.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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in Italian

Taccoli. Memorie di Reggio Emilia, Parma 1748
Girolamo Tiraboschi, ed. (1825). "Regium Lepidi". Dizionario topografico storico degli stati Estensi (in Italian).
"Reggio d'Emilia", Nuova Enciclopedia Italiana (in Italian), vol. 19 (6th ed.), 1885, pp. 51+, hdl:2027/nnc1.cu08476861
Carlo Lozzi (1887). "Storie de'Municipii: Reggio d' Emilia". Biblioteca istorica della antica e nuova Italia (in Italian). Vol. 2. Imola. OCLC 12117233.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (bibliography)
U. Bassi. Reggio Emilia alla fine del sec. XVIII, 1895
Giovanni Crocioni (1907). I teatri di Reggio nell' Emilia. Cooperativa lavorante tipografi.
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"Reggio nell' Emilia", Enciclopedia Italiana (Treccani) (in Italian), 1935

External links

"Archivio storico del Comune di Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). (City archives, documenting 1870-1955)
Archivio di Stato di Reggio Emilia (state archives)
Items related to Reggio Emilia, various dates (via Europeana)
Items related to Reggio Emilia, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

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[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Britannica 1910.

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[FOOTNOTEDomenico2002-3] 1 2 3 4 5 Domenico 2002.

[FOOTNOTETreccani1935-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Treccani 1935.

[5] Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Italy: Reggio d'Emilia". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company. hdl:2027/uc1.c3450631.

[FOOTNOTECrocioni1907-6] Crocioni 1907.

[McClellan1985-7] 1 2 James E. McClellan (1985). Science Reorganized: Scientific Societies in the Eighteenth Century. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-05996-1.

[8] "Cenni storici". Biblioteca Panizzi (in Italian). Comune di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[iccu-9] "(Comune: Reggio nell'Emilia)". Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane [ it ] (Registry of Italian Libraries) (in Italian). Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico . Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[10] "Chi siamo" (in Italian). Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[europa2003-11] "Italy". Western Europe. Regional Surveys of the World (5th ed.). Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-85743-152-0.

[storia-12] 1 2 3 "Storia di Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). Comune di Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[13] "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590550 – via HathiTrust.

[14] "Italy". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368374.

[15] "Chi siamo". Istoreco (in Italian). Reggio Emilia: Istituto per la Storia della Resistenza e della Società contemporanea. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[16] "Resident Population". Demo-Geodemo. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica . Retrieved 4 January 2017.

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