Ceresara
Encyclopedia
Ceresara is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Mantua
in the Italian region Lombardy
, located about 110 km east of Milan
and about 20 km northwest of Mantua
. , it had a population of 2,544 and an area of 37.8 km².
The municipality of Ceresara contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) San Martino Gusnago and Villa Cappella.
Ceresara borders the following municipalities: Casaloldo
, Castel Goffredo
, Gazoldo degli Ippoliti
, Goito
, Guidizzolo
, Medole
, Piubega
, Rodigo
.
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:...
(municipality) 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....
in the Italian region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 110 km east of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 20 km northwest of Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
. , it had a population of 2,544 and an area of 37.8 km².
The municipality of Ceresara contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) San Martino Gusnago and Villa Cappella.
Ceresara borders the following municipalities: Casaloldo
Casaloldo
Casaloldo is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km east of Milan and about 25 km northwest of Mantua. , it had a population of 2,436 and an area of 16.8 km²....
, Castel Goffredo
Castel Goffredo
Castel Goffredo is a comune in the province of Mantova, in Lombardy, Italy, lying from Mantua and a few more from Brescia. It lies in a region of springs at the foot of the slopes that contain Lake Garda, towards the plain of the Po....
, Gazoldo degli Ippoliti
Gazoldo degli Ippoliti
Gazoldo degli Ippoliti is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km east of Milan and about 15 km west of Mantua.-External links:*...
, Goito
Goito
Goito is a comune of Lombardy, Italy, in the Province of Mantua, from which it is some 20 km, on the road to Brescia. It is situated on the right bank of the Mincio River near the bridge.-History:...
, Guidizzolo
Guidizzolo
Guidizzolo is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km east of Milan and about 25 km northwest of Mantua.-Geography:...
, Medole
Medole
Medole is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km east of Milan and about 30 km northwest of Mantua...
, Piubega
Piubega
Piubega is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km east of Milan and about 20 km northwest of Mantua. , it had a population of 1,722 and an area of 16.4 km²....
, Rodigo
Rodigo
Rodigo is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 120 km east of Milan and about 14 km northwest of Mantua....
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