Sabbioneta

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.

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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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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
Italian comune.postal_code: 46018
Italian comune.area_code: 0375
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child: yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.part_of: Mantua and Sabbioneta
UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria: (ii)(iii)
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID: 1287-002

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Official name: Sabbioneta
Demonym: sabbionetani
Population: 4096
Area: 430
Elevation: 18
Official website: www.comune.sabbioneta.mn.it
Image: Sabbioneta-piazza ducale.jpg
Dialing code: 0375
Licence plate code: MN

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Commons category: Sabbioneta
postal code: 46018
Commons gallery: Sabbioneta
native label: Sabbioneta
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World Heritage Site
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== 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.