Roncoferraro (
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 of
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 southeast of
Milan
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and about southeast 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 ...
.
Roncoferraro borders the following municipalities:
Bagnolo San Vito
Bagnolo San Vito ( Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua.
In its territory Etruscan remains have been excavated. The ...
,
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 ...
,
Castel d'Ario
Castel d'Ario (Emilian language#Dialects, 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 was the birthplace of race car driver Tazio N ...
,
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 ...
,
San Giorgio di Mantova
San Giorgio Bigarello, until 2018 as San Giorgio di Mantova (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.
The municipality of San Gior ...
,
Sustinente
Sustinente ( Mantovano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua.
Sustinente borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo San Vito, ...
,
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, ...
.
History
According to the tradition, the ''frazione'' of Governolo was the seat of the meeting between
Pope Leo I
Pope Leo I ( 400 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great, was bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death. Pope Benedict XVI said that Leo's papacy "was undoubtedly one of the most important in the Church's history."
Leo was ...
and
Attila
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The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European traditio ...
in 452. Also in Governolo the
condottiero
''Condottieri'' (; singular ''condottiero'' or ''condottiere'') were Italian captains in command of mercenary companies during the Middle Ages and of multinational armies during the early modern period. They notably served popes and other Europe ...
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Lodovico de' Medici, also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere (6 April 1498 – 30 November 1526) was an Italian ''condottiero''. He is known for leading the Black Bands and serving valiantly in military combat under his relatives, Pope Leo X and ...
was shot by a cannonball in 1526, later dying out of the wounds received.
During the
Italian Wars of Independence The War of Italian Independence, or Italian Wars of Independence, include:
* First Italian War of Independence (1848–1849)
*Second Italian War of Independence (1859)
*Third Italian War of Independence (1866)
* Fourth Italian War of Independence ( ...
, Governolo, due to its strategically important bridge over the
Mincio River
The Mincio (; Latin: Mincius, Ancient Greek: Minchios, ''Μίγχιος'', Lombard: Mens, Venetian: Menzo) is a river in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
The river is the main outlet of Lake Garda. It is a part of the ''Sarca-Mincio'' ...
, was the location of two battles:
*The first (April 24, 1848) allowed the small
Modenese army to push back an Austrian inroad against the fortress 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 ...
.
*In the second (July 18, 1848) the
Piedmontese
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general
Eusebio Bava
Eusebio Bava (6 August 1790 in Vercelli – 30 April 1854 in Torino) was an Italian general who fought in the First Italian War of Independence.
Biography
Born at Vercelli, Bava fought as a volunteer under Napoleonic French flag against Prussia ...
conquered back the bridge.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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