Suzzara
Encyclopedia
Suzzara is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Mantua
in the Italian region Lombardy
, located about 130 km southeast of Milan
and about 20 km south of Mantua
. It received the honorary title of city with a royal decree on November 9, 1923.
, Gonzaga, Luzzara
(RE
), Motteggiana
, Pegognaga
and Viadana.
It counts 6 civil parishes (frazioni
): Brusatasso, Riva, Sailetto, San Prospero, Tabellano, Vie Nuove
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 130 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 south 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 received the honorary title of city with a royal decree on November 9, 1923.
Geography
The municipality borders with DosoloDosolo
Dosolo is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Mantua...
, Gonzaga, Luzzara
Luzzara
Luzzara is a comune in the province of Reggio Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located at the northern end of the province and is bounded by the river named Po to the north as well as the provinces of Mantua and the region of Lombardy....
(RE
Province of Reggio Emilia
The Province of Reggio Emilia is one of the eight provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. The capital city, which is the most densely populated comune in the Province, is Reggio Emilia....
), Motteggiana
Motteggiana
Motteggiana is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km south of Mantua...
, Pegognaga
Pegognaga
Pegognaga is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 140 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km south of Mantua.-History:...
and Viadana.
It counts 6 civil parishes (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...
): Brusatasso, Riva, Sailetto, San Prospero, Tabellano, Vie Nuove