AtlasItalyCanossaOne word pinned hereCanossa44.5736°N 10.4553°E · Q111144One English word in this atlas traces back to Canossa. It sits in Italy.ShareAll of Italy Pinned herego to Canossaverb · 19th centuryWell attestedA castle in Emilia where an emperor waited in the snow for three days.In 1077 the emperor Henry IV stood outside the castle of Canossa to beg absolution from Pope Gregory VII, an image that lodged permanently in European political language. The English phrase mostly follows Bismarck, who announced in 1872 that Germany would not go to Canossa.Named from the placeRead →Nearest pinsparmesanParma, Italy27 kmCarrara marbleCarrara, Italy61 kmbolognaBologna, Italy71 kmbologneseBologna, Italy71 km