Bolsena
Bolsena | |
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| Comune di Bolsena | |
View of the city with the lake. | |
Location of 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 (30 April 2017) | |
• 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" from which the solemnity of Corpus Domini had been extended to the whole Roman Catholic Church.