Mantua

Mantua (Italian: Mantova [ˈmantova]; Emilian and Latin: Mantua) is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the province of the same name.

In 2016, Mantua will be Italian Capital of Culture, as chosen by the Italian Government on Tuesday the 27th of October 2015. In 2017, Mantua will also be European Capital of Gastronomy, included in the Eastern Lombardy District (together with the cities of Bergamo, Brescia and Cremona).

In 2007, Mantua's centro storico (old town) and Sabbioneta were declared by UNESCO to be a World Heritage Site. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family has made it one of the main artistic, cultural, and especially musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole. Mantua is noted for its significant role in the history of opera; the city is also known for its architectural treasures and artifacts, elegant palaces, and the medieval and Renaissance cityscape. It is the place where the composer Monteverdi premiered his opera L'Orfeo and where Romeo was banished in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It is the nearest town to the birthplace of the Roman poet Virgil, who was commemorated by a statue at the lakeside park "Piazza Virgilio".

Mantua (genus)

Mantua is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Mantua fulvosericea, which is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Lanai.

The wingspan is 28–36 mm.

The larvae feed on Xylosma hawaiiense. They spin the leaves together.

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Mantua (disambiguation)

Mantua is the English form of the name of the city in Italy whose Italian name is Mantova.

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