Sabbioneta
Sign in to savethumb|Map of Sabbioneta Sabbioneta () is a town and in the province of Mantua, Lombardy region, Northern Italy. It is situated about north of Parma, not far from the northern bank of the Po River. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). It was inscribed in the World Heritage List in 2008.
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Sabbioneta is a town in the Mantua province of Lombardy in northern Italy, located near the Po River and recognized as one of Italy's most beautiful villages. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008, indicating its significant cultural or historical importance.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Sabbioneta
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Sabbioneta
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Sabbioneta-piazza ducale.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Piazza and Palazzo Ducale
- Italian comune.province
- (MN)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Breda Cisoni, Ca' de Cessi, Commessaggio Inferiore, Ponteterra, Villa Pasquali
- Italian comune.mayor
- Antonio Beccaria
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 37
- Italian comune.population_total
- 4260
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 18
- Italian comune.saint
- San Sebastiano
- Italian comune.day
- 20 January
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thumb|Map of Sabbioneta Sabbioneta () is a town and in the province of Mantua, Lombardy region, Northern Italy. It is situated about north of Parma, not far from the northern bank of the Po River. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). It was inscribed in the World Heritage List in 2008.
== History == thumb|left|upright=0.8|Statue of Vespasiano I Gonzaga. Sabbioneta was founded by Vespasiano I Gonzaga in the late 16th century along the ancient Roman Via Vitelliana, on a sandy bank of the Po (whence the name, meaning "sandy" in Italian); he was its first duke, using it as a personal fortress and residence.