Mantua (Italian: Mantova, in the local dialect of Emilian language 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,ref cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole.
Mantua is noted for its significant role in the history of opera,ref and the city is known for its several
architectural treasures and artifacts, elegant palaces and its medieval and Renaissance cityscape.
It is the town to which Romeo was banished in William Shakespeare’s Play Romeo and Juliet.
It is also the nearest town to the birthplace of the Roman writer, Virgil.
Catalogue according literature
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| Text | Type |
First use (Literature) |
First use (bollatrice.de) |
Last use (literature) |
Last use (bollatrice.de) |
| MANTOVA |
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1879 |
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1888 |
