Province of Mantua

Province of Mantua

Nation	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Capital	Mantua
Area	2,339 km²
Population (2001)	377,887
Density	162
Comuni	70
Vehicle Registration	MN
Postal Code
Telephone Prefix
ISTAT	020
President	Maurizio Fontanili
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. Its capital is the city of Mantua.

Communes

It includes 70 comuni (singular: comune), ranging in area from Viadana, with 102.19 km², to Mariana Mantovana, with 8.81 km². The main comuni by population are:

Features

Mantua is surrounded on three sides by lakes. It has three central piazzas, including the famous Piazza Mantegna. Mantua is home to the Gonzaga family's mansion. A relic of Christ's Blood is buried in the local Basilica di Sant'Andrea. The Blood of Christ militia originated in Mantua because of this relic.

Famous Residents

• Virgil was born near Mantua, in Cisalpine Gaul.
• The painter Andrea Mantegna is buried in the Basilica di Sant'Andrea.

External links

• (Italian) Provincia di Mantova homepage

•  • e Lombardy · Comuni of the Province of Mantua
	Acquanegra sul Chiese · Asola · Bagnolo San Vito · Bigarello · Borgoforte · Borgofranco sul Po · Bozzolo · Canneto sull'Oglio · Carbonara di Po · Casalmoro · Casaloldo · Casalromano · Castel Goffredo · Castel d'Ario · Castelbelforte · Castellucchio · Castiglione delle Stiviere · Cavriana · Ceresara · Commessaggio · Curtatone · Dosolo · Felonica · Gazoldo degli Ippoliti · Gazzuolo · Goito · Gonzaga · Guidizzolo · Magnacavallo · Mantova · Marcaria · Mariana Mantovana · Marmirolo · Medole · Moglia · Monzambano · Motteggiana · Ostiglia · Pegognaga · Pieve di Coriano · Piubega · Poggio Rusco · Pomponesco · Ponti sul Mincio · Porto Mantovano · Quingentole · Quistello · Redondesco · Revere · Rivarolo Mantovano · Rodigo · Roncoferraro · Roverbella · Sabbioneta · San Benedetto Po · San Giacomo delle Segnate · San Giorgio di Mantova · San Giovanni del Dosso · San Martino dall'Argine · Schivenoglia · Sermide · Serravalle a Po · Solferino · Sustinente · Suzzara · Viadana · Villa Poma · Villimpenta · Virgilio · Volta Mantovana