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Mântua (em italiano Mantova) é uma comuna italiana da região da Lombardia, província de Mântua, com cerca de 48.400/100.000 (com sua área metropolitana) habitantes. Estende-se por uma área de 63 km², tendo uma densidade populacional de 736 hab/km².
- Mântua (província)
A província de Mântua (em italiano Provincia di Mantova) é...
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A mântua (do francês manteuil ou "manto") é uma peça de...
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A Marca de Mântua era um marquesado na Lombardia, norte da...
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Mantua was an island settlement which was first established about the year 2000 BC on the banks of River Mincio, which flows from Lake Garda to the Adriatic Sea. In the 6th century BC, Mantua was an Etruscan village which, in the Etruscan tradition, was re-founded by Ocnus. The name may derive from the Etruscan god Mantus. After being conquered by ...
The Gonzagas protected the arts and culture, and were hosts to several important artists such as Leone Battista Alberti, Andrea Mantegna, Giulio Romano, Donatello, Peter Paul Rubens, Pisanello, Domenico Fetti, Luca Fancelliand Nicolò Sebregondi. Though many of the masterworks have been dispersed, the cultural value of Mantua is nonetheless outstand...
Car
By car, Mantova can be reached on the A4 (Milan-Venice) Highway up to Verona, then the A22 (Brennero-Modena) Highway. Alternatively, the city can be reached from Milan on the State Road 415 (Milan-Cremona) to Cremona and from there State Road 10 (Cremona-Mantova), or from Verona on the State Road 62.
Railway
Mantova railway station, opened in 1873, lies on the train routes of Milan-Codogno-Cremona-Mantua and Verona-Mantua-Modena. The station is a terminus for three regional lines, to Cremona and Milan, to Monselice, and to Verona Porta Nuova and Modena. Trenitalia operates a daily high-speed connection with Rome.
Air
The closest airport is Verona-VillafrancaAirport. The direct shuttle bus service running to and from Mantova railway station was canceled on 1 January 2015. Public connection is now provided by the airport bus running to and from Verona Porta Nuova railway station, and the Verona-Mantova railway line.
An annual survey of Legambiente (an ecologist movement of Italy) in 2005 declared Mantua the most 'liveable' city of the country. The study was based on levels of pollution, quality of life, traffi...The body of Saint Longinus, twice recovered and lost, was asserted to have been found once more at Mantua in 1304, together with the Holy Sponge stained with Christ's blood.The composer Claudio Monteverdi was employed by Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, ruler of the Duchy of Mantua, when he wrote the Vespro della Beata Vergine, published in 1610. Vincenzo's son and s...Since 1997 Mantua has hosted the Festivaletteratura, one of the most renowned literary events in Europe.Since local government political reorganization in 1993, Mantua has been governed by the City Council of Mantua. Voters elect directly 33 councilors and the Mayor of Mantua every five years. The current Mayor of Mantua is Mattia Palazzi (PD), elected on 15 June 2015.
Andrea Andreani (1540–1623), engraver on wood. He used chiaroscuro.In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is punished for killing Tybalt: he is exiled from Verona to Mantua. The plan was for both Romeo and Juliet to escape Verona after Juliet woke up fro...In William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew, the schoolmaster who pretends to be Lucentio's father, Vincentio, is from Mantua. Hortensio is presented as "Licio, born in Mantua". Another c...Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto (based on Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse) is set in Mantua. Austro-Hungarian authorities in Veniceforced him to move the action from France to Mantua. A medieval...Mantova Tourism Archived 2019-02-04 at the Wayback MachineMântua (em italiano Mantova) é uma comuna italiana da região da Lombardia, província de Mântua, com cerca de 48.400/100.000 (com sua área metropolitana) habitantes. Estende-se por uma área de 63 km², tendo uma densidade populacional de 736 hab/km².
João Francisco Gonzaga, em italiano: Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1 de junho de 1395 – 25 de setembro de 1444) foi, de início, 5º Capitão do Povo (Capitano del Popolo) de Mântua (1407-1433), e depois, o 1º Marquês de Mântua de 1433 até à sua morte.
