Mantūa (ital. Mantova), ital. Provinz mit gleichnamiger Hauptstadt in der Lombardei, grenzt an die Provinzen Verona, Rovigo, Ferrara, Modena, Reggio, Cremona und Brescia und hat 2363 qkm (42,9 QM.) mit (1901) 311,942 Einw. (132 auf 1 qkm). Sie zerfällt in die elf Distrikte: Asola, Bozzolo, Canneto, Castiglione, Gonzaga, M., Ostiglia, Revere, Sermide, Viadana und Volta.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
MANTUA — MANTUA, city and province in N. Italy, an important Jewish center in late medieval and modern times. History The first record of a Jewish settlement in Mantua dates from 1145, when abraham ibn ezra lived there for a while. A small Jewish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mantua — • Diocese of Mantua (Mantuana), in Lombardy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mantua Mantua … Catholic encyclopedia
Mantua — Mantua, OH U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 1046 Housing Units (2000): 452 Land area (2000): 1.407040 sq. miles (3.644217 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.407040 sq. miles (3.644217 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
MANTUA — urbs Transpadanae regionis clarissima, Româ 300. annis antiquior, Episcopalis sub Archiepiscopo Aquileiensi, vulgo Mantua et Mantoa Italis, Mantove Gallis. Non longe a Cremonâ abesse innuit Virg. Eclog, 9. v. 28. Mantua vae miserae nimium vicina… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Mantua, OH — U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 1046 Housing Units (2000): 452 Land area (2000): 1.407040 sq. miles (3.644217 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.407040 sq. miles (3.644217 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Mantua, UT — U.S. town in Utah Population (2000): 791 Housing Units (2000): 231 Land area (2000): 4.866287 sq. miles (12.603626 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.738116 sq. miles (1.911711 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.604403 sq. miles (14.515337 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Mantua, VA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Virginia Population (2000): 7485 Housing Units (2000): 2723 Land area (2000): 2.421987 sq. miles (6.272918 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.421987 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
mantua — loose gown worn by women 17c. 18c., 1670s, from Fr. manteau cloak, mantle, from O.Fr. mantel (see MANTLE (Cf. mantle)); form influenced in English by Mantua, name of a city in Italy. Mantua maker (1690s) became the general early 19c. term for… … Etymology dictionary
Mantua — Man tu*a, n. 1. A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy. [Obs.] Beck (Draper s Dict.). [1913 Webster] 2. A woman s cloak or mantle; also, a woman s gown. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mantua — Mantua, Hauptstadt der gleichnamigen ital. Provinz (s. oben), liegt 20 m ü. M. am Mincio, der sich an der Nordseite der Stadt seeartig verbreitert (Lago Superiore, Lago di Mezzo und Lago Inferiore) und sie an der Südseite mit einem von Sümpfen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
mantua — [man′tyo͞o ə, man′to͞o ə] n. [altered (after MANTUA) < Fr manteau < OFr mantel,MANTLE] a mantle or loose gown or cloak formerly worn by women … English World dictionary
