Cremona (It. Provincia di Cremona) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Cremona.
The province has an area of 1,771 sq.km and a population of 335,939 (2001 census); communes number 115 (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link (http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6)).
External link
Provincia di Cremona homepage (in Italian) (http://www.provincia.cremona.it)
CREMONA, a city and episcopal see of Lombardy, Italy, the capital of the province of Cremona, situated on the N. bank of the Po, 155 ft. above sea-level, 60 m.
Cremona was founded by the Romans in 218 B.C. (the same year as Placentia) as an outpost against the Gallic tribes.
The commune of Cremona is first mentioned in a document of r098, recording its investiture by the countess Matilda with the territory known as Isola Fulcheria.