| Ceresara Sareşére (Emilian) | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Ceresara | |
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  Ceresara Location of Ceresara in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′N10°34′E / 45.267°N 10.567°E Coordinates: 45°16′N10°34′E / 45.267°N 10.567°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Mantua (MN) |
| Frazioni | San Martino Gusnago, Villa Cappella |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.8 km2 (14.6 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 2,544 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ceresaresi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 46040 |
| Dialing code | 0376 |
| Website | Official website |
Ceresara (Upper Mantovano: Sareşére) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) east of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Mantua. As of 31 December 2004 [update] , it had a population of 2,544 and an area of 37.8 square kilometres (14.6 sq mi). [1]
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Mantua is a province in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Mantua. It is bordered to the north-east by the Province of Verona, to the east by that of Rovigo, to the south by those of Ferrara, Modena, Reggio Emilia and Parma, to the west by the Province of Cremona and to the north-west by that of Brescia.
Lombardy is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres (9,206 sq mi). About 10 million people, forming one-sixth of Italy's population, live in Lombardy and about a fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in the region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest regions in Europe. Milan, Lombardy's capital, is the second-largest city and the largest metropolitan area in Italy.
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The municipality of Ceresara contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) San Martino Gusnago and Villa Cappella.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Ceresara borders the following municipalities: Casaloldo, Castel Goffredo, Gazoldo degli Ippoliti, Goito, Guidizzolo, Medole, Piubega, Rodigo.
Casaloldo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) east of Milan and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Mantua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,436 and an area of 16.8 square kilometres (6.5 sq mi).
Castel GoffredoItalian pronunciation: [kaˈstɛl ɡofˈfreːdo] is a comune in the province of Mantua, in Lombardy, northern Italy, lying 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Mantua and a few more from Brescia. It lies in a region of springs at the foot of the slopes that drain into Lake Garda, towards the plain of the Po. Castel Goffredo borders the following municipalities: Castiglione delle Stiviere, Medole, Ceresara, Casaloldo, Asola, Acquafredda, Carpenedolo.
Gazoldo degli Ippoliti is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) east of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Mantua.
