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| Nation |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Capital | Mantua |
| Area | 2,339 km² |
| Population (2001) | 377,887 |
| Density | 162 |
| Comuni | 70 |
| Vehicle Registration | MN |
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| ISTAT | 020 |
| President | Maurizio Fontanili |
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| Map highlighting the location of the province of Mantua in Italy | |
The Province of Mantua (Italian: Provincia di Mantova) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Mantua (Màntova in the local dialect of Lombard language Mantua is a city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in Present Italian car number plates have black characters on a rectangular white background with small blue side-fields on the right and left (see European vehicle registration Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ( Istat) is the Italian national statistical institute Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Its capital is the city of Mantua. Mantua (Màntova in the local dialect of Lombard language Mantua is a city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the
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Communes
It includes 70 comuni (singular: comune), ranging in area from Viadana, with 102. In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in 19 km², to Mariana Mantovana, with 8. 81 km².
The main comuni by population are:
| Comune | Population |
|---|---|
| Mantua | 48,023 |
| Castiglione delle Stiviere | 20,296 |
| Suzzara | 18,643 |
| Viadana | 17,804 |
| Porto Mantovano | 15,612 |
| Curtatone | 13,033 |
| Castel Goffredo | 10,774 |
| Virgilio | 10,533 |
| Goito | 9,961 |
| Asola | 9,682 |
| Gonzaga | 8,652 |
| San Giorgio di Mantova | 8. Mantua (Màntova in the local dialect of Lombard language Mantua is a city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the Castiglione delle Stiviere is a town and Comune in the Province of Mantua, in Lombardy, Italy, 30 km NW of Mantua by road Suzzara is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km southeast of Porto Mantovano is a town in the Province of Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. Curtatone is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km southeast of Castel Goffredo is a commune in the Province of Mantova, in Lombardy, Italy. Publius Vergilius Maro ( October 15, 70 BCE &ndash September 21, 19 BCE later called Virgilius, and known in English as Virgil or Goito is a Comune of Lombardy, Italy, in the Province of Mantua, from which it is 11 miles NW on the road to Brescia. Gonzaga is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 140 km southeast of San Giorgio di Mantova is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km east 275 |
| Roverbella | 8,056 |
| San Benedetto Po | 7,600 |
| Marmirolo | 7,399 |
| Marcaria | 7,048 |
| Ostiglia | 7,046 |
| Volta Mantovana | 6,956 |
| Pegognaga | 6,893 |
| Roncoferraro | 6,859 |
| Sermide | 6,518 |
| Poggio Rusco | 6,432 |
| Quistello | 5,864 |
| Moglia | 5,843 |
| Bagnolo San Vito | 5,549 |
| Guidizzolo | 5,515 |
| Rodigo | 5,180 |
Features
Mantua is surrounded on three sides by lakes. Roverbella is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km east of San Benedetto Po is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 150 km southeast Marmirolo is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km east of Milan Marcaria is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km southeast of Ostiglia is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 160 km southeast of Volta Mantovana is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 120 km east of Pegognaga is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 140 km southeast of Roncoferraro is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 140 km southeast of Sermide is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 180 km southeast of Poggio Rusco is a small town in the Province of Mantua, whose inhabitants number 6459 as of March 31, 2006. Quistello is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 150 km southeast of Moglia is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 150 km southeast of Bagnolo San Vito is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 140 km southeast Guidizzolo is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km east of Rodigo is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 120 km east of Milan It has three central piazzas, including the famous Piazza Mantegna. For the Brazilian footballer see Wilson da Silva Piazza For the American baseball player see Mike Piazza For the coupé car Mantua is home to the Gonzaga family's mansion. The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. A relic of Christ's Blood is buried in the local Basilica di Sant'Andrea. A relic is an object or a personal item of religious significance carefully preserved with an air of Veneration as a tangible memorial Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " The Blood of Christ militia originated in Mantua because of this relic. The Blood of Christ in Christian Theology refers to (a the physical blood actually shed by Jesus Christ on the Cross, and the salvation which Christianity
Famous Residents
- Virgil was born near Mantua, in Cisalpine Gaul. Publius Vergilius Maro ( October 15, 70 BCE &ndash September 21, 19 BCE later called Virgilius, and known in English as Virgil or Cisalpine Gaul ( Latin: Gallia Cisalpina, meaning " Gaul on this side of the Alps " was the Roman name for a geographical area (later
- The painter Andrea Mantegna is buried in the Basilica di Sant'Andrea. Andrea Mantegna (c 1431 &ndash September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance artist a student of Roman Archeology, and son in law of
External links
- (Italian) Provincia di Mantova homepage
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