Marcaria
Encyclopedia
Marcaria is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Mantua
in the Italian region Lombardy
, located about 110 km southeast of Milan
and about 20 km west of Mantua
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Marcaria borders the following municipalities: Acquanegra sul Chiese
, Borgoforte
, Bozzolo
, Castellucchio
, Curtatone
, Gazoldo degli Ippoliti
, Gazzuolo
, Redondesco
, San Martino dall'Argine
, Viadana.
The Renaissance writer Baldassarre Castiglione was born at Casatico in 1478.
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 southeast 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 west 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...
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Marcaria borders the following municipalities: Acquanegra sul Chiese
Acquanegra sul Chiese
Acquanegra sul Chiese is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km southeast of Milan and about 30 km west of Mantua....
, Borgoforte
Borgoforte
Borgoforte is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km southeast of Milan and about 14 km southwest of Mantua....
, Bozzolo
Bozzolo
Bozzolo is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Mantua....
, Castellucchio
Castellucchio
Castellucchio is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 120 km southeast of Milan and about 12 km west of Mantua....
, Curtatone
Curtatone
Curtatone is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km southeast of Milan and about 7 km southwest of Mantua...
, 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:*...
, Gazzuolo
Gazzuolo
Gazzuolo is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 120 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Mantua....
, Redondesco
Redondesco
Redondesco is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km west of Mantua...
, San Martino dall'Argine
San Martino dall'Argine
San Martino Dall'argine is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Mantua.-External links:*...
, Viadana.
The Renaissance writer Baldassarre Castiglione was born at Casatico in 1478.