Virgilio, Lombardy Explained

Virgilio
Comune:Borgo Virgilio
Coordinates:45.1167°N 57°W
Region:Lombardy
Province:Province of Mantua (MN)
Area Total Km2:31.3
Population Total:11282
Population As Of:2011
Postal Code:46030
Area 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 130km (80miles) southeast of Milan and about 6km (04miles) 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.