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National Association of the city of bread
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National Association of the city of bread: at a glance
There.National Association of the city of bread was an association that collected 50 Italian municipalities of 15 regions, interested in the valorisation of typical bread linked to their territory and the protection of quality of bread. It was located in Piazza Garibaldi, 10 in Altopascio, in the province of Lucca.
The association, which was intended to play a role in coordinating promotional events, documentation centre and dissemination of the culture of bread and community members, was dissolved in December 2023 after several years of substantial inactivity[1].
Purposes and projects
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The Association had among the objectives:
- protection and promotion of the typical product;
- promotion of the culture of bread;
- promotion of the territory, understood beyond the borders of a delimited territory, but which has as reference a precise place for all activities of the Association.
Projects:
- atlas of the Italian breads
- food education programs in schools
- certification of the pans of the associated cities
- protection of fresh artisan bread
- food and wine tourism projects linked to bread
Requirements for admission
Municipalities who aspired to be admitted in the association had to demonstrate that the bread produced there was recomprehended by the recognition of traditional products or...Explore this chapter
Municipalities who aspired to be admitted in the association had to demonstrate that the bread produced there was recomprehended by the recognition of traditional products.[2] or a form of European recognition (DOP, IGP) or similar situations in terms of the protection and dissemination of culture and bread tradition.
Associated cities and institutions
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List of associated cities and institutions[3].
| Region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
 Basilicata[4]
|
Matera |
 Calabria
|
Altomonte, Cerchiara di Calabria |
 Campania
|
Agerola, Apice, Bisaccia, Montecalvo Irpino, Padula, Pontecagnano Faiano |
 Emilia-Romagna[5]
|
Bondeno, Busseto, Ferrara, Maiolo, Pilgrim Parmense |
 Lazio[6]
|
Canale Monterano, Genzano di Roma, Monte Romano, Priverno |
 Liguria[7]
|
Three hour, Varazze |
 Lombardy [8]
|
Mantua, Montesegale, Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Stradella |
 Marche[9]
|
Cantiano, Ostra Vetere, Senigallia |
 Piemonte
|
Busca, Castelletto Uzzone, Montemagno, Savigliano |
 Puglia
|
Altamura, Laterza, Monte Sant'Angelo, Uggiano la Chiesa |
 Sardinia
|
Gonnosfanadiga, Ozieri, Santadi, Villaurbana |
 Sicily[10]
|
Castelvetrano, Modica |
 Tuscany
|
Altopascio, Montaione, Montescudaio, Pontremoli |
 Umbria
|
Corciano, Spoleto |
 Veneto
|
Adria, Chioggia, Loreo |
Activities
The Association had concluded with Uncem (National Union of Communitary Mountain Institutions ) an agreement for the valorization of local benches typical of mountain resorts ,...Explore this chapter
The Association had concluded with Uncem (National Union of Communitary Mountain Institutions) an agreement for the valorization of local benches typical of mountain resorts [11], while some initiatives were carried out jointly with the National Association of Oil Cities.
Notes
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- ^ City of the Bread. The association was dissolved, up The Country, 6 December 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ The recognition of traditional products typically concern products affecting geographical areas even extended, while the association concerned individual municipalities
- ^ Source: National Association City of the Bread. Data updated as of 05/22/2010
- ^
- bread of Matera IGP
- ^
- I.G.P Pair of Ferrara
- ^ * rude bread
- Lariano's homemade bread
- homemade bread of Lugnola
- Casareccio bread of Montelibretti
- bread with white and black olives
- bread with potatoes (with potato puree)
- bread of Canale Monterano
- durum wheat semolina bread (black bread of Monte Romano and Aluminium)
- bread of Veroli
- ^
- natural leaven bread (increasing bread)
- homemade bread (of the Bormida valley)
- Potato bread of Pignone (pan de 'patate)
- bread of Triora
- barley bread
- Rustic bread of Gavenola (Rustic bread of Gavenola; whole-grain rustic bread of Gavenola)
- ^
- Pan from cool
- rye pan
- métienne
- common bread
- hard pasta bread
- rice bread
- bread of San Siro
- yellow bread
- Mixed bread
- ^
- natural yeast bread
- bread of Chiaserna
- bread from Borgopace
- ^
- natural leaven bread (crusting baked bread)
- bread of house, u pani i casa
- bread of monreal (u pani ri murriali)
- bread of St. Joseph
- votive bread, in the heart of San Paulu
- ^ Uncem[interrupted link]
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