Province of Reggio Emilia
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The Province of Reggio Emilia (Italian: Provincia di Reggio nell'Emilia, Emilian: pruvînsa ed Rèz) is one of the nine provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. The capital city, which is the most densely populated comune in the province, is Reggio Emilia.
Province of Reggio Emilia | |
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 Ducal Palace in Reggio Emilia, the provincial seat | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map highlighting the location of the province of Reggio Emilia in Italy | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Capital(s) | Reggio Emilia |
| Comuni | 42 |
| Government | |
| • President | Giorgio Zanni (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,291.26 km2 (884.66 sq mi) |
| Population (30 June 2017) | |
| • Total | 531,942 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 42010-42025, 42028, 42030-42035, 42037, 42039-42049, 42121-42124 |
| Telephone prefix | 0522, 0536 |
| Vehicle registration | RE |
| ISTAT | 035 |
It has an area of around 2,292 square kilometres (885 sq mi) and, As of 2017[update], has a population of 531,942. There are 42 comuni (singular: comune) in the province.[1] Rolo, the smallest commune in the province by area, is the commune farthest to the East. Ventasso is the commune farthest to the West. The border towns of the Province are Ventasso, which is the smallest commune by population, to the south and Luzzara in the north. Luzzara is the second largest commune in Emilia-Romagna and has the highest number of foreign nationals in the region.[1]
The province is home to the historical Canossa Castle, property of the countess Matilde; it is where the Walk to Canossa of Henry IV occurred. Representatives of the free municipalities of Reggio, Modena, Bologna and Ferrara met in Reggio Emilia's Sala del Tricolore in 1797 to proclaim the Repubblica Cispadana, adopting the three colour green-white-red flag to represent their newly formed Republic; it was later adopted in 1848 as the national flag.[2]