Cremona (English spelling)

Japanese: クレモナ（英語表記）Cremona

The capital of the province of Cremona in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located on the north bank of the middle Po River, about 75 km southeast of Milan. It was founded by the Romans around 219 BC on the site of a Celtic village. During the Great Migration Period, the city was often plundered by the Goths and Huns, and its ownership changed frequently even after the Middle Ages. It is located on a fertile plain, and commerce and industry have developed with the surrounding agricultural and livestock areas as its hinterland. There are markets for agricultural and livestock products, and factories for food processing, agricultural machinery, textiles, bricks, pianos, etc. Nougat (a confectionery) has been a specialty product for many years. The violins made by the master craftsmen of the Cremonese school (N. Amati, A. Guarneri, A. Stradivari, etc.) from the 16th to 18th centuries made Cremona famous worldwide. There are many old buildings dating back to the Middle Ages, including a tall bell tower (112m) from the end of the 13th century, a cathedral (1332), a Gothic town hall, and an octagonal baptistery. The population is 73,404 (estimated 1991).

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Japanese:

イタリア北部，ロンバルディア州クレモナ県の県都。ポー川中流の北岸にのぞみ，ミラノの南東約 75kmに位置する。前 219年頃ローマ人により，ケルト人の村跡に建設された。民族大移動の時代には，ゴート人やフン人の略奪をしばしば受け，中世以降もその帰属は転々とした。肥沃な平原に位置し，周辺の農牧業地域を後背地として商工業が発達。農畜産物の集荷市場，食品加工，農業機械，繊維，煉瓦，ピアノなどの製造工場が立地。ヌガー (菓子) が長年の特産品。クレモナ派の名工 (N.アマーティ，A.グァルネリ，A.ストラディバリなど) により 16～18世紀にかけて製造されたバイオリンは，クレモナの名を世界的にした。中世以来の古い建築物が多く，13世紀末の高い鐘楼 (112m) ，大聖堂 (1332) ，ゴシック様式の市庁舎，八角形の洗礼堂などがある。人口7万 3404 (1991推計) 。

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