| Motteggiana | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lombardy | |
| Territory | Oltrepò Mantua | |
| Altitude | 20 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 24.79 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 2.632 (2016) | |
| Name inhabitants | Motteggianesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0376 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 46020 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | San Girolamo (September 30) | |
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Motteggiana is a center of the Lombardy.
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Geographical notes
Its territory stretches along the left bank of the Po, in the lower Lombard plain of theOltrepò Mantua.
Background
At the time of the Duchy of Mantua the town was subject to the civil administration of the municipality of Borgoforte, although being part of the judicial district of theOltrepò Mantua. However, the reforming and standardizing work of Empress Maria Theresa provided for the overcoming of similar managerial divergences in favor of an ordered model of pyramidal hierarchy, and therefore in 1773 the creation of the municipality of Borgoforte to the right of the Po fully submitted to the legal district of Suzzara. The current name was adopted in 1867 immediately after the Italian conquest.
In 2016 the Municipality of Pegognaga and the Municipality of Motteggiana have created a union of services called "Terre di Zara e Po".
How to orient yourself
Motteggiana: full screen map.How to get
How to get around
What see
- 1 Corte Ghirardina (Corte Saviola or House of Saviola). It is a historic Lombard court, one of the most significant examples of early Renaissance architecture in Mantua.
- The building, an original synthesis of a palace-court-villa-castle, was built on the banks of the Po by the architect Luca Fancelli from 1470 to 1477 for the marquis of Mantua Ludovico Gonzaga who intended to supervise the trade of the Po and its vast agricultural property.
- The court in 1582 underwent a profound renovation by Bernardino Facciotto, when the building became the property of Duke Guglielmo Gonzaga.
- The building is made up of a central body and two wings joined by a long elevation.
- During the First World War a part of the court was demolished due to bombing and has never been rebuilt. Documents speak of the presence of a tunnel that connected the court to the nearby parish church of San Girolamo.
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Around
- San Benedetto Po - The Polirone Abbey perpetuates the memory of Matilde di Canossa, the Grand Countess which linked the name of the town to its fame. The majesty and beauty of the church and the convent structures, combined with the wide breadth of the square, make it a destination of great interest.
- Mirandola - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola is the most famous and proverbial character of the family who ruled the city for four centuries, from 1311 to 1711. His monumental area was severely damaged by the 2012 earthquake, which also seriously compromised production activities.
- Carpi - Capital of the Pio, boasts a monumental historic center of the first order. Alongside its historical wealth, it has been accompanied by a thriving textile production activity supported by a strong commercial tradition. The 2012 earthquake wounded it, but it did not overcome the tenacity of its population who are working to restore what was damaged.
- Novellara - It was the county capital of a branch of the Gonzaga family. The fortress built by Guido Gonzaga and enlarged by Count Alessandro I Gonzaga and the Sanctuary of the Fossetta built by Barbara Gonzaga remain visible.
- Guastalla - It was the capital of the Duchy with Parma is Piacenza; it had also been so first with the Gonzagas and then with the Torelli. Its historic center, with traces of the ancient ramparts, retains an important urban tone.
- Pegognaga - The church of San Lorenzo was founded, like so many in the area, by Matilde di Canossa.
- Parish church of Coriano - It preserves a Matildic parish church with a high bell tower; inside there are traces of ancient frescoes.
Itineraries
- Via Carolingia - European itinerary that crosses the places traveled by the court of Charlemagne between the 8th and 9th centuries to travel from Aachen to Rome, where Pope Leo III crowned the Carolingian sovereign emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on Christmas night in the 19th century.
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