Ostiglia (

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'' (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 southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua.

History

In Roman times, ''Hostilia'' was a trade hub from

Emilia Emilia may refer to: People * Emilia (given name), list of people with this name Places * Emilia (region), a historical region of Italy. Reggio, Emilia * Emilia-Romagna, an administrative region in Italy, including the historical regions of Emi ...

to northern Europe, as it was located on the Via Claudia Augusta Padana. In the 1st century BC it was the birthplace of writer Cornelius Nepos. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it was ruled by the Ostrogoths, the Byzantines and, from the 6th century, by the Lombards. From 774 onwards it was part of the Frankish Empire. In the Middle Ages it was a stronghold of Verona, which built here a castle in 1151. In 1308 it was a fief of the Scaliger, who were succeeded by the

Visconti Visconti is a surname which may refer to: Italian noble families * Visconti of Milan, ruled Milan from 1277 to 1447 ** Visconti di Modrone, collateral branch of the Visconti of Milan * Visconti of Pisa and Sardinia, ruled Gallura in Sardinia from ...

in 1381 and the

Gonzaga Gonzaga may refer to: Places * Gonzaga, Lombardy, commune in the province of Mantua, Italy * Gonzaga, Cagayan, municipality in the Philippines *Gonzaga, Minas Gerais, town in Brazil *Forte Gonzaga, fort in Messina, Sicily People with the surna ...

in 1391. Ostiglia's history was subsequently connected with that of Mantua, losing its strategical importance; its castle was demolished by order of emperor Charles VI in 1717. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, the largest publisher in Italy, was founded at Ostiglia in 1907. During World War II, it was liberated by the 88th Infantry Division on 25 April 1945.

Geography

Ostiglia borders with the following municipalities of

Borgofranco sul Po Borgofranco sul Po ( Lower 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. Borgofranco sul Po borders the following municipal ...

Casaleone Casaleone () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Nor ...

, Cerea, Gazzo Veronese,

Melara Melara is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about west of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,927 and an area of .All demographics and ot ...

Revere, Borgo Mantovano Revere is a ''frazione'' of Borgo Mantovano in the Province of Mantua in Lombardy, northern Italy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Mantua. It was a separate comune until 2018; it now houses the municipal seat of Borgo Mant ...

and

Serravalle a Po Serravalle a Po ( 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. Serravalle a Po borders the following municipalities: Gazzo Veronese, ...

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Mantua-geo-stub