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Information about San Polo d'Enza in the Province of Reggio Emilia

he town of San Polo d'Enza is situated on the plains of Reggio Emilia, at the mouth of the Enza River, about 16 km. from the town of Reggio Emilia. San Polo d'Enza is situated in the area that once belonged to Matilda, Countess of Canossa, and was an important link between the territory of Reggio Emilia and Parma, and between the plains and the mountains. The name of the town derived partly from San Paolo, to whom a chapel was dedicated, and partly from the Enza, the river that flows along the border of the territory.

The area was first settled in very ancient times, as shown by the important Etruscan settlement that was found in Servirola (located about 1 km. north of town). It is thought that the town was established by the Etruscans around the 5th century B.C. The old name of San Polo, "Plebs de Caviliano", was mentioned for the first time in a charter drawn up on 14 October 980 A.D. and signed by Emperor Otto II. In 1070 San Polo became the property of the Church of Reggio Emilia under the rule of Marquis Boniface of Canossa. It was later ruled by the Visconti family, the Este, and the Gherardini in the seventeenth century.

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