Virgilio, Lombardy
Virgilio | |
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  Virgilio Location of Virgilio in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°7′N 10°47′E / 45.117°N 10.783°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Mantua (MN) |
| Comune | Borgo Virgilio |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,282 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46030 |
| Dialing code | 0376 |
Virgilio is a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Borgo Virgilio 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. It was a separate comune until 2014.
People
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 Virgil (70 BCE – 19 BCE).
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.