Ponte sul Taro

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Anonimo, Il ponte sul Taro, early 19th-century, Parma, Museo Glauco Lombardi

The Ponte sul Taro or Bridge over the

Region of Emilia-Romagna
, Italy.

History

View of bridge from right riverbank.

Bridges at this site had been erected by the Romans as part of the Via Emilia, but over time collapsed. In 1170, a hermit by the name of Nonantola rebuilt a crude bridge across the site. He was granted privileges by the bishop Bernardo II to establish a monastery and hostal/hospital at the site, ministering to pilgrims traveling along the route.

In 1235, a flood destroyed the bridge and monastic structures, leading a reconstruction by 1294. In 1325, the institution was granted to the

Taro, Enza, and Stirone.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ceremony for placing first stone (1819).
  2. ^ Nuova Guida di Parma, by Carlo Malaspina (1869, page 97.
  3. ^ Storia di Parma: dall'Ottocento ai giorni nostri, La Repubblica, Parma.

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