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Fornovo di Taro
Fornovo di Taro is a comune (municipality) in the province of Parma, in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 100 km west of Bologna and about 25 km southwest of Parma. Fornovo di Taro borders the following municipalities: Collecchio, Medesano, Sala Baganza, Solignano, Terenzo, Varano de' Melegari. It is especially remembered as the seat of the Battle of Fornovo, fought in 1495 between the Italian league and the French troops of Charles VIII. At the end of the Second World War, the commune was liberated from Nazi German and Italian fascist forces by Brazilian forces on April 29, 1945.