Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called Parma. The district on the far side of the river is Oltretorrente. Parma is divided into two parts by the stream of the same name. The city is home to the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world.
With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second most populous city in Emilia-Romagna after Bologna, the region's capital. Parma ( Italian pronunciation: ⓘ Emilian: Pärma, pronounced ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. Sant'Ilario di Poitiers, Sant'Onorato, San Rocco
