Roncoferraro
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| Comune di Roncoferraro | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Mantua (MN) |
| Mayor | Candido Rovesi |
| Area | 63.4 km² (24 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
| - Total | 6,867 |
| - Density | 108/km² (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Roncoferraresi |
| Dialing code | 0376 |
| Postal code | 46037 |
| Frazioni | Governolo, Casale, Nosedole, Barbasso, Barbassolo, Villa Garibaldi, Garolda, Pontemerlano, Castelletto Borgo, Cadè |
| Patron | St. John |
| Website: www.comune.roncoferraro.mn.it | |
Roncoferraro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region 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.
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[edit] History
According to the tradition, the frazione of Governolo was the seat of the meeting between Pope Leo I and Attila in 452. Also in Governolo the condottiero Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was mortally shot by a cannon ball in 1526.
During the Italian Wars of Independence, Governolo, due to its strategic importance 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 Mantua.
- In the second (July 18, 1848) the Piedmontese general Eusebio Bava conquered back the bridge.
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