Bovolone

Bovolone
Country	Italy
region	Veneto
province	Verona  (VR)
Local name	Boolon, Bovołon or Bogolon
Coordinates	45 ° 15 ′  N , 11 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  E
height	24  m slm
surface	41.4 km²
Residents	16,142 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	390 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	37050 (Villafontana), 37051 (main town)
prefix	045
ISTAT number	023012
Popular name	Bovolonesi
Patron saint	Blasius von Sebaste , Joseph of Nazareth
Website	Bovolone

Bovolone is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 16,142 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Verona in Veneto . The municipality is located about 22 kilometers southeast of Verona and 19 kilometers northwest of Legnago . The Menago flows through the municipality, which lies in the middle of the Veronese plain .

history

Pile dwellings have been proven in the area, so that settlement must have existed from early times. The localities were owned by the Bishop of Verona early on (813).

In the 1930s, a military airfield was built near Bovolone , which was also used by German Junkers Ju 87s during World War II . In 1959, an anti-aircraft missile position was built on the site , the remains of which are reminiscent of the airfield.

traffic

Strada Statale 434 runs through the municipality. There is a train station on the railway line between Cerea and Verona .

Personalities

• Aldo Gobbi (1915–1973), Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Imola
• Maria Pia Mastena (1881–1951), beatified founder of the Sisters of the Holy Face
• Giuseppe Pasotto (* 1954), Catholic clergyman, Apostolic Administrator of the Caucasus

Web links

Commons : Bovolone  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Location: ⊙
3. ^ Roberto Massagrande: L'ex base missilistica ormai non ha più segreti . larena.it, September 11, 2018