Castel d'Ario (
Mantovano
Mantovano is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Battista Mantovano (1447–1516), Italian Carmelite reformer, humanist, and poet
* Francesco Mantovano
Francesco Caldei called Francesco Mantovano or Mantovani (1587/88 ...
: ) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Mantua
The Province of Mantua ( it, provincia di Mantova; Mantovano, Lower Mantovano: ; Upper Mantovano: ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Mantua. It is bordered to the north-east by the Province o ...
in the Italian region
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
, located about east of
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
and about east of
Mantua
Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name.
In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...
. It was the birthplace of race car driver
Tazio Nuvolari
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari (; 16 November 1892 – 11 August 1953) was an Italian racing driver. He first raced motorcycles and then concentrated on sports cars and single-seaters. A resident of Mantua, he was known as 'Il Mantovano Volante' (Th ...
.
Castel d'Ario borders the following municipalities:
Bigarello
Bigarello ( Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about east of Mantua. , it had a population of 1,850 and an area of .All demographics and other stat ...
,
Roncoferraro
Roncoferraro ( Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua.
Roncoferraro borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo Sa ...
,
Sorgà
Sorgà is a ''comune'' in the province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy.
It is the birthplace of the Italian racing car driver Antonio Ascari, father of the Italian champion Alberto Ascari
Alberto Ascari (; 13 July 1918 – 26 May 1955) was ...
,
Villimpenta
Villimpenta ( Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about east of Mantua.
Villimpenta borders the municipalities of Castel d'Ario, Gazzo Veronese, ...
.
References
External links
Official website
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