"Canossa (Reggiano: Canòsa) is a comune and castle town in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is the site where Holy Roman Emperor ...
Henry IV did penance in 1077, standing three days bare-headed in the snow, in order to reverse his excommunication by Pope Gregory VII. The Walk to Canossa is sometimes used as a symbol of the changing relationship between the medieval Church and State.
As of December 2014[update], Canossa has a population of 3,778, and borders the comuni of Casina, Castelnovo ne´ Monti, Neviano degli Arduini (PR), San Polo d´Enza, Traversetolo (PR), Vetto, and Vezzano sul Crostolo." - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2020)
- Latitude44.573554992676
- Longitude10.455307006836
- Population3785
