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in the

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in the Italian region

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, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua. Villa Poma (Vìla Poma in lower-Mantuan dialect), known as Mulo prior to Italian annexation, is a geographic district of 2,023 inhabitants of

in the province of Mantua in Lombardy.

Origins of the name

Originally the centre was called Mulo, from the Latin mullus, "wet." In 1868 it took its current name in memory of the doctor and patriot Carlo Poma, martyr of

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, who often stayed here at his mother's villa.

History

On 22 October 2017, in conjunction with the regional referendum on autonomy, there was a referendum on the union between the three Mantuan municipalities (Revere,

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and Villa Poma), which was supported by 56.58% of voters. At the referendum, the voters were also able to choose the name of the new town, choosing between the three proposals of Borgo Mantovano, Borgoltrepo or Riva Mantovana. The unification put an end to the division from Revere decreed by the German rulers of the then Lombardy-Venetia Kingdom on 12 February 1816. The new town of Borgo Mantovano has been operational since 1 January 2018.

Symbols

The coat of arms of Villa Poma was emblazoned: silver, bordered at the top by narrow red edging, charged with the Christogram IHS in black and at the bottom by a narrow green edge; the field with the bust of Carlo Poma in profile, accompanied on either side by two laurel branches curved in green and surmounted by a star with five golden rays.

Monuments and sights

- Church of St Michael Archangel - Parish of Sant’Andrea of Ghisione Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Mantua-geo-stub