Crema is a town and
comune in the
province of Cremona, in the region of
Lombardy in northern
Italy. It is built along the river
Serio at from
Cremona. It is also the seat of the
Catholic Bishop of Crema, who gave to Crema the title of city. Crema's main economic activities traditionally relate to agriculture and cattle breeding, but Its manufactures include now cheese, iron products and cotton and wool textiles. Inhabitants are called
cremaschi, singular
cremasco.