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Information about Campegine, Emilia Romagna

The territory of Campegine covers an area of 22 sq. km. in the central part of the Po River Valley. The fertile land has many natural springs of water, and is one of the most important archeological sites in the Province of Reggio Emilia.

The name of this town derived from the Latin root "campus" (meaning field or countryside). Different versions of the name existed, such as Campicinum, Campigene, and Campeginem, which is the version found in a charter signed by Charlemagne in 781 A.D., defining the border between Parma and Reggio Emilia.
Campegine has always been rich in natural springs of water. Due to this feature, numerous traces of prehistoric settlements have been found in the area, as well as the underground layout for an ancient Roman aqueduct, which is located in the western part of the territory. The aqueduct carried drinking water from the Castellina fountains to Brixellum (current-day Brescello), an important Roman garrison on the Po River. Agriculture provided a living for the inhabitants of the area in the most remote past, and developed with the progressive reclamation of these wetlands by the Roman legions and Benedictine monks, the imposing operations carried out by Marquis Corneglio Bentivoglio during the latter part of the 16th century, and the Este government of Ferrara, which ruled the territory for almost four centuries. Campegine became an independent town in 1860, and paid a high price with the blood of its citizens during Italy's most recent history, particularly during the uprisings against a tax levied on the sale of ground meat in 1869, and in the rebellion against the Nazis and Fascists.

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