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Also known as Mantova, Mantua, Italy

Mantua (, ; ; Lombard and ) is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the eponymous province.

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Mantua is a city in the Lombardy region of northern Italy and serves as the capital of its province. It is significant as a major municipality in one of Italy's most economically important regions.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name
Mantua
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Mantova
Italian comune.image_skyline
Dsc 1150 Mantua.jpg
Italian comune.image_flag
Flag of Mantua.svg
Italian comune.image_caption
Panorama of Mantua
Italian comune.image_shield
Mantova-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.image_map
Map of comune of Mantua (province of Mantua, region Lombardy, Italy).svg
Italian comune.map_caption
Location in the province of Mantua
Italian comune.region
Lombardy
Italian comune.province
Mantua (MN)
Italian comune.frazioni
Castelletto Borgo, Cittadella, Formigosa, Frassino, Gambarara, Lunetta, Virgiliana
Italian comune.mayor_party
PD
Italian comune.mayor
Mattia Palazzi
Italian comune.area_total_km2
63.97
Italian comune.population_total
48353
Italian comune.population_as_of
31 June 2009
Italian comune.population_demonym
Mantovano (plural: mantovani) Virgiliano (plural: virgiliani)
Italian comune.elevation_m
19

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
comune of Italy
Official name
Mantova
Demonym
virgiliani
Country
Italy
Official language
Italian
Population
48653
Area
1900
Elevation
19
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Roncoferraro
Official website
www.comune.mantova.it/it
Image
Dsc 1150 Mantua.jpg
Dialing code
0376
Licence plate code
MN
Patron saint
Anselm of Lucca
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twinned administrative body
Melilla
postal code
46100
Commons category
Mantua
category for people born here
Category:Births in Mantua
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Mantua
category of associated people
Category:People from Mantua
Commons gallery
Mantova
native label
Mantova
different from
Mantua
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Encyclopedic overview

33 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • After the Fall of the Roman Empire
  • Free Imperial City of Mantua
  • Podesteria Rule
  • House of Gonzaga
  • Duchy of Mantua
  • From Gonzaga to Habsburg
  • Napoleonic Wars
  • Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
  • Unification of Italy
  • 20th century
  • Demographics
  • Monuments and sites of interest
  • Religious architecture and sites
  • Secular architecture and sites
  • Transport
  • Car
  • Railway
  • Air
  • Bus
  • Cuisine
  • Miscellaneous
  • Government
  • International relations
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • Notable people
  • In fiction
  • Climate
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Mantua (, ; ; Lombard and ) is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the eponymous province.

Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family between 1328 and 1708 made it one of the main artistic, cultural, and especially musical hubs of Northern Italy and of Italy as a whole. It had one of the most splendid courts of Europe of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and early seventeenth centuries. Mantua is noted for its significant role in the history of opera; the city is also known for its architectural treasures and artifacts, elegant palaces, and the medieval and Renaissance cityscape. It is the city where the composer Claudio Monteverdi premiered his opera ''L'Orfeo'' in 1607. It is the nearest town to the birthplace of the Roman classical poet Virgil, who is commemorated by a statue at the lakeside park "Piazza Virgiliana".

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