Carpi (Modena)
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Carpi is a town of 64.195 people (at 08/31/2005) in province of Modena in the region Emilia Romagna (in northern Italy).
Carpi is distinguished by its great square (piazza), the largest in the region. [link]
Notable landmarks include the Renaissance town hall, formerly the castle of the Pio family, lords of Carpi from 1319 to 1525; the cathedral (begun 1514), with a Baroque facade (1667); the Romanesque church of Santa Maria in Castello, or La Sagra.
The name "Carpi" is derived from carpinus betulus, a hornbeam tree particularly widespread in medieval times in the Po valley region.
The foundation by the Lombard king Aistulf of St. Mary's church in the castle in 752 was the first step in the settlement of the city.
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