Gazzuolo | |
Official Name: | Comune di Gazzuolo |
Coordinates: | 45.0667°N 45°W |
Region: | Lombardy |
Province: | Mantua (MN) |
Frazioni: | Belforte, Bocca Chiavica, Pomara, Nocegrossa, La Marchesa |
Mayor: | Loris Contesini |
Area Total Km2: | 22.3 |
Population Total: | 2377 |
Population As Of: | 31 July 2014[1] |
Population Demonym: | Gazzolesi |
Elevation M: | 25 |
Postal Code: | 46010 |
Area Code: | 0376 |
Gazzuolo (Mantovano: Gasöl) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 120km (80miles) southeast of Milan and about 20km (10miles) southwest of Mantua. The town had been a possession of Gonzaga family, the lord of Mantua, from the late Middle Ages, and John Hawkwood, a famous English mercenary captain in 14th-century Italy, was once the lord of this town in 1370s'-80s'.
Gazzuolo borders the following municipalities: Commessaggio, Marcaria, San Martino dall'Argine, Spineda, Viadana.