Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune (municipality) of the Province of Reggio Emilia.
The town is also referred to by its more official name of Reggio nell’Emilia. The inhabitants of Reggio nell’Emilia (called Reggiani) usually call their town by the simple name of Reggio. In some ancient maps the town is also named Reggio di Lombardia.
The old town has an hexagonal form, which derives from the ancient walls, and the main buildings are from the 16th-17th centuries. The commune’s territory is totally on a plain, crossed by the Crostolo stream.
The economy of the province of Reggio Emilia was for a long time based on agriculture. One typical product, world-wide known and imitated, is Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Another is Lambrusco wine. In the twentieth century Reggio Emilia and its territory saw also a rapid development of small industries, particularly in the sector of mechanics for agriculture. A few of those industries became large companies, with an international market: Lombardini Motori, Landini.
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