CREMA, a town of Venetian Lombardy, province of Lodi and Crema, on the right bank of the Serio, here crossed by a bridge, 25 miles E.S.E. of Milan. Pop. about 8600.
Cremation It is well built, is inclosed by a ditch and old fortifications, and has a castle, a cathedral, and numerous other churches, several palaces, hospital, asylums, &c. It has manufactures of lace, hats, thread, and silk; and the vicinity produces excellent flax.