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Mantua

Mantua
Italian comune
NameMantua
Official name 
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceMantua (MN)
MayorNicola Sodano
Total Area24.7 sq mi (63.97 km2)
Total Population48353 (31 June 2009)
DemonymMantovani
Elevation62.3 ft (19 m)
Patron saintAnselm of Lucca, the Younger
Saint dayMarch 18
Area code0376

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Mantua ( , 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, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the whole country itself. Mantua is noted for its significant role in the history of opera, and the city is known for its several architectural treasures and artifacts, elegant palaces or palazzi, and its medieval and Renaissance cityscape. It is also the town to where Romeo was banished in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

Mantua is surrounded on three sides by artificial lakes created during the 12th century. These receive the waters from the Mincio, which descend from Lake Garda. The three lakes are called Lago Superiore, Lago di Mezzo, and Lago Inferiore ("Superior", "Middle", and "Inferior" Lakes). A fourth lake, Lake Pajolo, which once completed a defensive water ring of the city, dried up at the end of the 18th century.

Mantua Video

Clip vidéo sur le film 2 Fast 2 Furious sur la music Escape FromMantua tirée de la bande originale de Roméo et Juliette [la music du générique foire]
4.47 min. | 4.55 user rating		 Violin: Anne Sophie Mutter. Piano: André Previn. Cello: Daniel Müller-Schott. Location: Teatro Bibiena, Mantua.
7.82 min. | 4.84 user rating		 Der Text der Tiroler Landeshymne ist ein 1831 verfasstes Gedicht von Julius Mosen. Die dazugehörende Melodie schrieb Leopold Knebelsberger im Jahr 1844. Zur offiziellen Hymne des Landes erklärt wurde das Lied 1948. Es besingt das Sterben von Andreas Hofer. 1. Zu Mantua in Banden Der treue Hofer war, In Mantua zum Tode Führt ihn der Feinde Schar. Es blutete der Brüder Herz, Ganz Deutschland, ach, in Schmach und Schmerz. |: Mit ihm das Land Tirol, Mit ihm das Land Tirol. :| 2. Die Hände auf dem Rücken Der Sandwirt Hofer ging, Mit ruhig festen Schritten, Ihm schien der Tod gering. Den Tod, den er so manchesmal, Vom Iselberg geschickt ins Tal, |: Im heil'gen Land Tirol, Im heil'gen Land Tirol. :| 3. Doch als aus Kerkergittern Im Festen Mantua Die treuen Waffenbrüder Die Händ' er strecken sah, Da rief er laut: "Gott sei mit euch, Mit dem verrat'nen deutschen Reich, |: Und mit dem Land Tirol, Und mit dem Land Tirol." :| 4. Dem Tambour will der Wirbel Nicht unterm Schlegel vor, Als nun der Sandwirt Hofer Schritt durch das finst're Tor, Der Sandwirt, noch in Banden frei, Dort stand er fest auf der Bastei. |: Der Mann vom Land Tirol, Der Mann vom Land Tirol. :| 5. Dort soll er niederknie'n, Er sprach: "Das tu ich nit! Will sterben, wie ich stehe, Will sterben, wie ich stritt! So wie ich steh' auf dieser Schanz', Es leb' mein guter Kaiser Franz, |: Mit ihm sein Land Tirol! Mit ihm sein Land Tirol!" :| 6. Und von der Hand die Binde Nimmt ihm der Korporal; Und Sandwirt Hofer betet <b>...</b>
4.65 min. | 4.51 user rating		 Fernando Argenta, Araceli González y sobretodo el profesor Ricardo de Cala, repasan la técnica de canto Krausiana tomando como ejemplo el recitativo y aria del duque de Mantua de Rigoletto.
10.00 min. | 4.8 user rating		 Winner of the 1 Ton Diesel Class.
1.17 min. | 4.77 user rating
Campionato Italiano Mantua Model 2006 Italian rally game rc model 1/8
1.58 min. | 4.0 user rating		 no rules, warped vision... anyone for a spot of Sunday afternoon footie on the lawn?
2.32 min. | 3.77 user rating		 A video about Drak Willow from Buffy the vampire slayer. Music: Escape From Mantua - Craig Armstrong
3.87 min. | 4.88 user rating		 Mit ihm sein Land Tirol
3.62 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Part five of the story of Xena and Gabrielle told similarly to Romeo and Juliet - using the soundtrack from the 1996 film. I re-uploaded because Youtube made it really bad quality for some reason. Still isn't great, I guess it's the filters finally catching up with me. Gabrielle takes some sleeping draft to spare herself from marrying Paris. Meanwhile Xena recieves the news that she is dead, escapes from Mantua and fights her way back into Verona. Concluding part coming soon. "I do spy a kind of hope, Which craves as desperate an execution As that is desperate which we would prevent. If, rather than marry Paris, Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, Then it is likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death... to chide away this shame..." No copyright infringement intended.
2.98 min. | 4.92 user rating

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Gloucester County Times - NJ.com--BLANKET SUNDAY � Blanket Sunday (donations to Church World Service for blankets accepted) at The United Methodist Church of -Mantua-, 201 -Mantua- Blvd, -Mantua-. COMPELLED BAND CONCERT � Compelled Band will perform at 6 - Date : Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:00:12 GMT+00:00
Gloucester County churches offering Bible studies - Gloucester County Times - NJ.com Tweet this news
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com--WEDNESDAYS � The United Methodist Church of -Mantua-, 201 -Mantua- Blvd, -Mantua-, Lenten Bible Study at 7 pm: Gospeled Lives: Encounters with Jesus. All are welcome. WEDNESDAYS � The Greater Woodbury Cooperative Ministri - Date : Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:03:49 GMT+00:00
Mantua dentist treats children in Nepal - Ravenna Record Courier Tweet this news
Ravenna Record Courier--Dr. Joseph Pawlik, a -Mantua- dentist, wanted to do something big before his recent 60th birthday. So, after visiting a charity's table at a conference for dentists, he had an idea. He would close his practice for a month to . - Date : Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:05:15 GMT+00:00
Clearview to host Cyber-safety workshop - NJ.com Tweet this news
NJ.com--The Clearview school district, in conjunction with the Gloucester County Prosecutor's office and the Harrison and -Mantua- Township committees, will present a parent workshop on cyber-bullying, cyber-safety and ... - Date : Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:49:45 GMT+00:00
Shootings in Mantua take 2 lives - Cherry Hill Courier Post Tweet this news
Cherry Hill Courier Post--A man shot his ex-wife's boyfriend to death before killing himself in broad daylight Sunday afternoon at -Mantua's- Villages of Berkley development, authorities said. Stephen V. Newcomb, 45, was shot at 3:42 pm at the f - Date : Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:21:58 GMT+00:00
Ex-West Geauga employee goes to prison for federal corruption - News-Herald.com Tweet this news
News-Herald.com--Steve Canepa, 43, of -Mantua-, resigned in August after he was accused of embezzling money from Maple Heights Schools while he was the manager of business affairs for that district. Canepa and other Maple Heights school employees took mon - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:42:08 GMT+00:00
Cecil J. "Bud" Cuthbert, plant supervisor | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-08 - Philadelphia Inquirer Tweet this news
Philadelphia Inquirer--Cecil J. "Bud" Cuthbert, 66, of -Mantua-, a retired sales and operations director, died of mesothelioma Friday, March 4, at Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. Mr. Cuthbert grew up in Springfield, Delaware Count - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:04:43 GMT+00:00
Admitted Mantua drug dealer accused of witness threats - Ravenna Record Courier Tweet this news
Ravenna Record Courier--By Dave O'Brien | Staff Writer An admitted -Mantua- Township drug dealer who recently pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking charges stemming from a December arrest has been charged with another felony related to that case. - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:17:30 GMT+00:00
Police: Estranged wife not target in Mantua shooting - Cherry Hill Courier Post Tweet this news
Cherry Hill Courier Post--Tristram Circle in -Mantua- was the scene of a murder-suicide Sunday. / JOHN ZIOMEK/Courier-Post Crime scene tape lays in a wooded area where Michael Targett took his life after fatally shooting his estranged wife's boyfrien - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:42:37 GMT+00:00
Candidates instituted to the Ministry of Acolyte - Catholic Star Herald Tweet this news
Catholic Star Herald--24 at Church of the Incarnation, -Mantua-. Bishop Joseph A. Galante presided. The men are Craig Arthur Bickel of St. Rose of Lima Parish, Haddon Heights; James Joseph Hallman of Our Lady of Peace Parish, Williamstown; Robert William - Date : Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:10:02 GMT+00:00

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