The province of Mantoue is an administrative subdivision Italy of the Lombardy, of 380.000 inhabitants approximately, whose Chef-lieu is the town of Mantoue.

Geography

The province of Mantoue is bordering in north and the east on the Venezia (Provinces of Vérone and Rovigo), in the south of the Emilie-Romagna (Provinces of Ferrare, of Modena, Reggio Emilia and Parma), and in the west of the provinces lombardes of Crémone and Brescia.

History

Nature

Economy

Culture

Tourism

Administration

The province of Mantoue gathers 70 communes. In addition to Mantoue, the principal communes are: Castiglione delle Stiviere, Curtatone, Oporto Mantovano, Suzzara, Viadana, Virgilio.

Celebrities of the province

  • Virgile (Publius Vergilius Maro), (the Andes, today Pietole, -70 front J.C. - Brindisi 19 a. J.C.), Latin poet
  • Isabelle d' Este (1474 - 1539) wife of François de Gonzague, marquis de Mantoue
  • Baldassare Castiglione (Casatico, 1478 - Tolède, 1529), writer and Italian diplomat (1478-1529)
  • Giuseppe Acerbi (Manor house Goffredo, Mantova, 3 maggio 1773 - Goffredo Manor house, 25 agosto 1846), writer, traveller, musician, archeologist
  • Arnoldo Mondadori (Poggio Rusco MN, November 2nd, 1889 - Milano, June 8th, 1971) editor
  • Learco Guerra (San Nicolò Po, October 14th, 1902 - Milano, February 7th, 1963) racing cyclist

Others

See too

  • Common of the province of Mantoue

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