Castiglione delle Stiviere
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| Comune di Castiglione delle Stiviere | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Mantua (MN) |
| Mayor | Fabrizio Paganella (since May 28, 2002) |
| Elevation | m |
| Area | 42 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of 2001) | 18,430 |
| - Density | 439/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Castiglionesi |
| Dialing code | 0376 |
| Postal code | 46043 |
| Frazioni | Astore, Barche, Fontane, Gozzolina, Grole, San Vigilio, Santa Maria |
| Patron | San Luigi Gonzaga |
| - Day | June 21 |
| Website: www.castiglionedellestivere.it | |
Castiglione delle Stiviere is a town and comune in the province of Mantova, in Lombardy, Italy, 30 km NW of Mantua by road.
[edit] History
During the War of the Spanish Succession, the French under the duc de Vendôme occupied it.
During the siege of Mantua in 1796, the Austrians under Wurmser were defeated here by the revolutionary French army under General Augereau, later Marshal of France, who in 1808 was created Duke of Castiglione by Emperor Napoleon I, a hereditary victory title (so there never was an actual territorial duchy attached to it) extinguished in 1915.
[edit] Main sights
It has an old Castle, much altered and restored, especially by the Gonzaga family of Mantua in the 16th century.
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