Country Italy Postal code 46030 | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Dialing code 0376 Local time Tuesday 1:18 AM | |
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Frazioni Cerese, Cappelletta, Pietole Weather 13°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 62% Humidity Points of interest Forte di Pietole, Riserva Regionale Vallazza, Museo Archeologico Virgiliano | ||
Virgilio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of Milan and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Mantua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 10,524 and an area of 31.3 square kilometres (12.1 sq mi).
Map of 46030 Virgilio, Province of Mantua, Italy
The municipality of Virgilio contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Cerese, Cappelletta, and Pietole.
Virgilio borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo San Vito, Borgoforte, Curtatone, Mantua.
According to legend, the village of Andes (Pietole Vecchia), a short distance from the center of Pietole in modern Virgilio, is the birthplace of the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro, known in English sources as Virgil or Vergil (70 BCE – 19 BCE). Virgil is renowned for his three major works: the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the Aeneid.
The comune di Virgilio is cited as "Pietoli patria di Virgilio" in the Gallery of Maps located in the Vatican Museums and painted by Ignazio Danti. This remarkable project, begun in early 1580 and completed about 18 months later, maps the entirety of the Italian peninsula in 40 large-scale frescoes, each depicting a region as well as a perspective view of its most prominent city.