Asola is a commune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

 in the province of Mantua

Province of Mantua

The Province of Mantua is a province in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Mantua.-Communes:It includes 70 comuni , ranging in area from Viadana, with 102.19 km², to Mariana Mantovana, with 8.81 km²....

, Lombardy

Lombardy

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 (northern Italy). It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree of October 23, 1951.

In 1516, when it was part of the Republic of Venice

Republic of Venice

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, it was unsuccessfully besieged by the troops of the Austrian Maximilian I

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

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. The event is portrayed in a painting by Tintoretto

Tintoretto

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, The Siege of Asola

The Siege of Asola

The Siege of Asola is a painting by the Italian late Renaissance master Tintoretto, executed in 1544-1545. It is housed in the National Museum of Poznań, Poland....

.

Twin towns

Leingarten

Leingarten

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, Germany, since 2004 Lésigny

Lésigny, Seine-et-Marne

Lésigny is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne département in the Île-de-France region in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from Paris....

, France, since 2004