Virgilio, Lombardy

Frazione in Lombardy, Italy

45°7′N 10°47′E / 45.117°N 10.783°E / 45.117; 10.783Country

ItalyRegionLombardyProvinceProvince of Mantua (MN)ComuneBorgo VirgilioArea

• Total31.3 km² (12.1 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total11,282 • Density360/km² (930/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

46030

Dialing code0376

Virgilio is a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Borgo Virgilio in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of Milan and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) 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.