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Cremona district
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Cremona is a city in Northern Italy, situated
in Lombardy, in the middle of the Po plain.
The city is a cosy provincial town known for
its violins.
Since 1566, when Andrea Amati developed the
modern violin in Cremona, the Bottege Liutarie (stringed
instrument workshops) have made it the world?s violin capital,
reaching an apogee with the instruments produced by Antonio
Stradivarius, attracting both tourists
and musicians worldwide
Today around a hundred violin makers maintain
the tradition started by the Amati family with an
internationally famous school of violin making here, and there
are frequent classical concerts, as well as a string festival
held every third October.
Beside the violin industry, the economy of
Cremona is deeply linked to the agricultural production of the
countryside. Food industries include salted meat, sweets,
vegetable oils, cheese and Italian mustard. Heavy industries
include steel, oil and one electric plant. The river-port is a
base for the barges transporting goods along the Po River.
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