Roncoferraro
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Roncoferraro is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Mantua
in the Italian region of Lombardy
, located about 140 km southeast of Milan
and about 11 km southeast of Mantua
.
Roncoferraro borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo San Vito
, Bigarello
, Castel d'Ario
, Mantua
, San Giorgio di Mantova
, Sustinente
, Villimpenta
.
and Attila in 452
. Also in Governolo the condottiero Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
was shot by a cannon ball in 1526, later dying out of the wounds received.
During the Italian Wars of Independence, Governolo, due to its strategically important bridge over the Mincio River, was the location of two battles:
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 of 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 140 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 11 km southeast 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...
.
Roncoferraro borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo San Vito
Bagnolo San Vito
Bagnolo San Vito is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 140 km southeast of Milan and about 11 km southeast of Mantua....
, Bigarello
Bigarello
Bigarello is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 140 km east of Milan and about 8 km east of Mantua...
, Castel d'Ario
Castel d'Ario
Castel d'Ario is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 150 km east of Milan and about 15 km east of Mantua. It was the birthplace of car race driver Tazio Nuvolari....
, 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...
, San Giorgio di Mantova
San Giorgio di Mantova
San Giorgio di Mantova is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 km east of Milan and about 3 km east of Mantua....
, Sustinente
Sustinente
Sustinente is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 140 km southeast of Milan and about 11 km southeast of Mantua....
, Villimpenta
Villimpenta
Villimpenta is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 150 km east of Milan and about 20 km east of Mantua....
.
History
According to the tradition, the frazione of Governolo was the seat of the meeting between Pope Leo IPope Leo I
Pope Leo I was pope from September 29, 440 to his death.He was an Italian aristocrat, and is the first pope of the Catholic Church to have been called "the Great". He is perhaps best known for having met Attila the Hun in 452, persuading him to turn back from his invasion of Italy...
and Attila in 452
452
Year 452 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Herculanus and Sporacius...
. Also in Governolo the condottiero Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Lodovico de Medici also known as Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was an Italian condottiero.-Biography:Giovanni was born in the Northern Italian town of Forlì to Giovanni de' Medici and Caterina Sforza, one of the most famous women of the Italian Renaissance.From an early age, he demonstrated great...
was shot by a cannon ball in 1526, later dying out of the wounds received.
During the Italian Wars of Independence, Governolo, due to its strategically important bridge over the Mincio River, 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 MantuaMantuaMantua 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...
. - In the second (July 18, 1848) the PiedmonteseKingdom of SardiniaThe Kingdom of Sardinia consisted of the island of Sardinia first as a part of the Crown of Aragon and subsequently the Spanish Empire , and second as a part of the composite state of the House of Savoy . Its capital was originally Cagliari, in the south of the island, and later Turin, on the...
general Eusebio BavaEusebio BavaEusebio Bava was an Italian general who fought in the Italian Wars of Independence.-Biography:Born at Vercelli, in 1806 he fought as a volunteer under the French flag against Prussia. He took part in the French campaigns in Spain and Portugal, and was captured by the British at Porto in 1805...
conquered back the bridge.