Borgo Val di Taro

Logo of the Fungo di Borgotaro

Borgo Val di Taro
—  Comune  —
Comune di Borgotaro
Coat of arms
Borgo Val di Taro Location of Borgo Val di Taro in Italy
Coordinates: 44°29′N 9°46′E
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Parma (PR)
Frazioni	see list
Government
• Mayor	Salvatorangelo Oppo
Area
• Total	152 km2 (58.7 sq mi)
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Population (May 31, 2007)
• Total	7,179
• Density	47.2/km2 (122.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Borgotaresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	43043
Dialing code	0525
Website	Official website

Borgo Val di Taro is a town and comune in Emilia, Italy, in the Province of Parma, 63 km from the city of Parma.

Borgo Val di Taro is an important centre for cattle husbandry in Emilia and it's one of the zones where Parmigiano-Reggiano is produced.

It is also commonly known as Borgotaro.

The area is well known for its Boletus edulis or Porcini mushrooms, and the 'Fungo di Borgotaro' (Mushroom of Borgotaro) has IGP (English: PGI) Status.

History

The Via Francigena at Valdena

Here M. Lucullus defeated the democrats under Carbo in 82 BC. It was independent under Vespasian, but seems soon to have become a village dependent on Parma.

James Gandolfini Sr., father of Italian-American actor James Gandolfini Jr., was born in Borgo Val di Taro.

Main sights

Not far from the town is the small church of S. Antonio del Viennese, a 13th-century structure in brick. The city hall (palazzo comunale), in the Lombard Gothic style, is a work of the 14th century.

Tourism and gastronomic tours are important factors of the modern economy. The town is a member of the Cittaslow (slow city) movement.

Hay prepared for use as winter cattle feed in the fields around Borgotaro.

Frazioni

Banca, Barca, Barzana di Sotto, Baselica, Belforte,Bissaio, Boceto, Bozzi, Brattesini, Brunelli, Ca' Valesi, Cafaraccia, Caprendino, Case Maroni, Case Scodellino, Case Vighen, Casembola, Casoni, Cavanna, Cianica, Corriago, Costadasi, Frasso, Galla, Ghiare, Giacopazzi, Grifola, Il Mulino, Il Poggio, Laghina, Lavacchielli, Le Spiagge, Magrano, Meda, Monticelli, Ostia Parmense, Poggio, Pontolo, Porcigatone, Pozzo, Roccamurata, Rovinaglia, San Martino, San Pietro, San Vincenzo, Tiedoli, Tombone, Valdena, Valleto

International relations

"Temps de flors" exhibition.

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Twin towns — sister cities

Borgo Val di Taro is twinned with:

Charenton-le-Pont, France Vila de Cruces, Spain

References

Official site (Italian) This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.