Curtatone
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Curtatone is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Mantua
in the Italian region Lombardy
, located about 130 km southeast of Milan
and about 7 km southwest of Mantua
. , it had a population of 12,877 and an area of 67.5 km².
The municipality of Curtatone contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Buscoldo, Eremo, Grazie, Levata, Montanara, Ponteventuno, San Lorenzo, and San Silvestro.
Curtatone borders the following municipalities: Borgoforte
, Castellucchio
, Mantua
, Marcaria
, Porto Mantovano, Rodigo
, Virgilio.
Curtatone received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on July 2, 2002.
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 7 km southwest 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 had a population of 12,877 and an area of 67.5 km².
The municipality of Curtatone contains the 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...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Buscoldo, Eremo, Grazie, Levata, Montanara, Ponteventuno, San Lorenzo, and San Silvestro.
Curtatone borders the following municipalities: Borgoforte
Borgoforte
Borgoforte is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km southeast of Milan and about 14 km southwest of Mantua....
, Castellucchio
Castellucchio
Castellucchio is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 120 km southeast of Milan and about 12 km west of Mantua....
, 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...
, Marcaria
Marcaria
Marcaria is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km southeast of Milan and about 20 km west of Mantua....
, Porto Mantovano, Rodigo
Rodigo
Rodigo is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 120 km east of Milan and about 14 km northwest of Mantua....
, Virgilio.
Curtatone received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on July 2, 2002.