Piacenza Piacenza

Piacenza - Definition and Overview

Piacenza is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, of approximately 104,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza.

It was founded in 218 BC as a Roman military colony, and was formerly called Placentia in both Latin and English.

In 1095 it was the site of the Council of Piacenza.

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