History
The communal territory was already settled during the Neolithic age, and later was a Roman colony, under the name of Bitunia.
From the 11th century it was a fief of the bishops of Piacenza, and later of the Malaspina. In 1257 it was included in the State of the Landi, to which it belonged until 1682, when it was confiscated by the Duchy of Parma.
During the Risorgimento, the population was protagonist of an insurrectionary movement for the annexation of the country to Piedmont.
In recent times Bedonia has been given an important role as a remembrance community that contributed to the Partisan fights (during World War II).
In the life of Bedonia an important role of cultural promotion has been carried out from the Seminary, instituted in 1846 from Mons. Giovanni Agazzi and Stefano Grapnels.
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