| Bozzolo Bosul (Emilian) | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Bozzolo | ||
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  Bozzolo Location of Bozzolo in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 45°6′N10°29′E / 45.100°N 10.483°E Coordinates: 45°6′N10°29′E / 45.100°N 10.483°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Lombardy | |
| Province | Mantua (MN) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Torchio | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) | |
| Population (2015 [1] ) | ||
| • Total | 5,103 | |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Bozzolesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 46012 | |
| Dialing code | 0376 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Bozzolo (Mantovano: Bosul) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of Milan and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Mantua.
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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Bozzolo borders the following municipalities: Acquanegra sul Chiese, Calvatone, Marcaria, Rivarolo Mantovano, San Martino dall'Argine, Tornata. Writer Lucrezia Gonzaga, daughter of local condottiero Pirro Gonzaga, was born here in 1522.
Acquanegra sul Chiese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Milan and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Mantua.
Calvatone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cremona, Lombardy, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of Milan and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Cremona. Its territory is crossed by the Oglio River. In Roman times it was known as Bedriacum.
Marcaria is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Mantua.
