Bolsena | |
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Comune di Bolsena | |
Coordinates: 42°38′41″N 11°59′09″E / 42.64472°N 11.98583°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lazio |
Province | Viterbo (VT) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paolo Equitani |
Area | |
• Total | 63.57 km2 (24.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,903 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Demonym | Bolsenesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 01023 |
Dialing code | 0761 |
Patron saint | St. Christine Martyr |
Saint day | July 24 |
Website | Official website |
Bolsena is a town and comune of Italy, in the province of Viterbo in northern Lazio on the eastern shore of Lake Bolsena. It is 10 km (6 mi) north-north west of Montefiascone and 36 km (22 mi) north-west of Viterbo. The ancient Via Cassia, today's highway SR143, follows the lake shore for some distance, passing through Bolsena. Bolsena is named "the city of the Eucharistic miracle"[4] from which the solemnity of Corpus Domini had been extended to the whole Roman Catholic Church.