San Giorgio Bigarello Explained

San Giorgio Bigarello
Official Name:Comune di San Giorgio Bigarello
Coordinates:45.1833°N 10.8472°W
Region:Lombardy
Province:Mantua (MN)
Frazioni:Caselle, Casette, Ghisiolo, Mottella (municipality seat), Tripoli, Villanova De Bellis, Villanova Maiardina
Mayor:Beniamino Morselli
Area Total Km2:24.5
Population Total:9383
Population As Of:31 December 2009[1]
Population Demonym:Sangiorgini
Elevation M:21
Saint:St. George Martyr
Day:April 23
Postal Code:46030
Area Code:0376

San Giorgio Bigarello, until 2018 as San Giorgio di Mantova (Mantovano: San Sòrs) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130km (80miles) east of Milan and about 3km (02miles) east of Mantua.

The municipality of San Giorgio di Mantova contains the frazioni of Caselle, Italian: Casette, Ghisiolo, Mottella (which is the municipality seat), Tripoli, Villanova De Bellis, and Villanova Maiardina. The commune's name refers to an older borough which, during the Napoleonic Wars, was destroyed to make room to fortifications defending Mantua.

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  1. Data from Istat