Alfonsine

Alfonsine
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Ravenna (RA)
Local name	Alinfunsèn
Coordinates	44 ° 30 ' N , 12 ° 2' E Coordinates: 44 ° 30 '22 " N , 12 ° 2' 28" E
height	7 m slm
surface	106.69 km²
Residents	11,808 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	111 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	48011
prefix	0544
ISTAT number	039001
Popular name	Alfonsinesi
Patron saint	Madonna delle Grazie (September 8th)
Website	www.comune.alfonsine.ra.it

Alfonsine is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 11,808 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Ravenna , Emilia-Romagna region . The name probably comes from Alfonso Calcagnini, who initiated the reclamation of the area. There is also the speculation that the name derives from fossa (dig).

geography

The municipality is located in the Po plain about 15 northwest of Ravenna on the banks of the Senio at an altitude of 26 m slm Alfonsine is in the regional park Po Delta of the Emilia-Romagna region ( Italian Parco regional del Delta del Po dell'Emilia-Romagna ).

history

In the winter of 1944/45 and during the Allied spring offensive in April 1945, Alfonsine was the scene of bitter fighting between the Wehrmacht , Resistance and the 8th British Army , at the end of which the city was 70 percent destroyed. The historic center was particularly hard hit. This was first largely destroyed by Allied bombs and then by the German mines. In order to enable further expansion of the city in the future and because neighboring communities had extremely narrowed the original location, the center was rebuilt on the other bank of the Senio nac plans by the architect Giuseppe Vaccaro .

For the victims suffered during the war, the city was awarded the gold medal for bravery . A war museum in Alfonsine is dedicated to the events between 1944 and 1945.

Administrative division

The municipality of Alfonsine also includes the fractions : Borgo Fratti, Borgo Seganti, Filo, Fiumazzo, Longastrino, Taglio Corelli and Villa Pianta.