Roncoferraro

Roncoferraro (Mantovano: Roncafrèr) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) southeast of Milan and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Mantua.

Roncoferraro Roncafrèr (Emilian)
Comune
Comune di Roncoferraro
Conca of St. Leo I in Governolo.
Coat of arms
Location of Roncoferraro
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Coordinates: 45°5′N 10°53′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Mantua (MN)
Frazioni	Governolo, Casale, Nosedole, Barbasso, Barbassolo, Villa Garibaldi, Garolda, Pontemerlano, Castelletto Borgo, Cadè
Government
• Mayor	Federico Baruffaldi
Area [1]
• Total	63.43 km2 (24.49 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (31 July 2014 [2])[3]
• Total	712,829
• Density	11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Roncoferraresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46037
Dialing code	0376
Patron saint	St. John
Website	Official website

Roncoferraro borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo San Vito, Bigarello, Castel d'Ario, Mantua, San Giorgio di Mantova, Sustinente, Villimpenta.

History

According to the tradition, the frazione of Governolo was the seat of the meeting between Pope Leo I and Attila in 452. Also in Governolo the condottiero Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was shot by a cannonball in 1526, later dying out of the wounds received.

During the Italian Wars of Independence, Governolo, due to its strategically important bridge over the Mincio River, was the location of two battles:

• The first (April 24, 1848) allowed the small Modenese army to push back an Austrian inroad against the fortress of Mantua.
• In the second (July 18, 1848) the Piedmontese general Eusebio Bava conquered back the bridge.

Notable people

• Paolo Antonio Boccasanta, Italian general surgeon, university professor, and surgery specialist.^[4]