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.