23 Facts About Cremona

Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the Pianura Padana .

The city of Cremona is especially noted for its musical history and traditions, including some of the earliest and most renowned luthiers, such as Giuseppe Guarneri, Antonio Stradivari, Francesco Rugeri, Vincenzo Rugeri, and several members of the Amati family.

Cremona is first mentioned in history as a settlement of the Cenomani, a Gallic tribe that arrived in the Po valley around 400 BC.

Cremona quickly grew into one of the largest towns in northern Italy, as it was on the main road connecting Genoa to Aquileia, the Via Postumia.

The famous poet Virgil, who went to school in Cremona, had to forfeit his ancestral farm, but later regained it.

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Cremona was rebuilt with the help of the new emperor Vespasian, but it seems to have failed to regain its former prosperity as it disappeared from history.

In 603 AD, Cremona was conquered by the Lombard King Agilulf and again destroyed.

Bishop Liutprand of Cremona was a member of the Imperial court under the Saxony dynasty and Olderic gained strong privileges for his city from emperor Otto III.

Under Henry IV, Cremona refused to pay the oppressive taxes requested by the Empire and the bishop.

Cremona gained the Insula Fulcheria, the area around the nearby city of Crema, as its territory.

In 1107 Cremona conquered Tortona, but four years later its army was defeated near Bressanoro.

When Frederick Barbarossa descended into Italy to assert his authority, Cremona sided with him in order to gain his support against Crema, which had rebelled with the help of Milan.

In 1232, Cremona allied itself with Emperor Frederick II, who was again trying to reassert the Empire's authority over Northern Italy.

Cremona became part of the Duchy of Milan, following its fate until the unification of Italy.

In 1446, Cremona was encircled by the condottieri troops of Francesco Piccinino and Luigi dal Verme.

Cremona fell to the new rulers only in 1524 when the Castle of Santa Croce surrendered.

Economy of Cremona is deeply linked to the agricultural production of the countryside.

Cremona was the birthplace of Pierre-Francisque Caroubel, a collaborator with noted German composer Michael Praetorius.

Cremona is still renowned for producing high-quality instruments, rare examples of which can be seen when visiting the local Museo del Violino.

In 2012 the "Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona" was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.

Cremona had a band tradition linked to the Guardia nazionale founded under Napoleonic influence.

Cremona railway station, opened in 1863, is a terminus of six railway lines, all of which are regional or local services.

Cremona has a waterpolo club that play in the regional divisions.