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180: /
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1381:Valmozzola
1261:Langhirano
1216:Collecchio
897:References
833:Eric Newby
545:drawbridge
485:Via Emilia
458:Bronze Age
377:Parmigiano
278:Population
244:Government
1341:Solignano
1296:Palanzano
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1231:Corniglio
1211:Calestano
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877:Falköping
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641:labyrinth
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393:near the
300:Time zone
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713:Napoleon
562:frescoes
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493:Piacenza
470:medieval
403:Piacenza
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391:River Po
382:Funtanlè
231:Frazioni
216:Province
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1366:Tornolo
1356:Terenzo
1346:Soragna
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1221:Colorno
1206:Busseto
1191:Berceto
1186:Bedonia
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1157:·
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864:Kißlegg
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452:History
357:Website
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165:44°53′N
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1236:Felino
1160:Comuni
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645:bamboo
466:Romans
446:Bamboo
204:Region
33:Comune
1391:Varsi
1301:Parma
1181:Bardi
932:Istat
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399:Parma
341:43012
326:UTC+2
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286:7,003
221:Parma
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319:DST
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