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Comune di Bolsena
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Viterbo (VT)
Mayor	Paolo Equitani (since June 2004)

Elevation	350 m (1,148 ft)
Area	63. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For the football club see SS Lazio Lazio ( Latium in Latin) is a regione of central In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Viterbo (Provincia di Viterbo is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 94 km² (25 sq mi)
Population (as of 2001)
- Total	4,111
- Density	64/km² (166/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	42°38′41″N, 11°59′09″E
Gentilic	Bolsenesi
Dialing code	0761
Postal code	01023

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- Day	July 24
Website: www.comunebolsena.it

Bolsena is a town and comune of Italy, in the province of Viterbo in northern Lazio on the eastern shore of Lake Bolsena. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Province of Viterbo (Provincia di Viterbo is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. For the football club see SS Lazio Lazio ( Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Lake Bolsena ( Lago di Bolsena) is a Crater lake of central Italy, of volcanic origin which was formed 370000 years ago following the collapse It is 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Montefiascone and 36 km (22 mi) NW of Viterbo. Montefiascone is a town and comune of the Province of Viterbo, Italy, located on a hill on the southeast side of Lake Bolsena, 113 km by rail northwest Viterbo is an ancient city and Comune in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the Province of Viterbo.

View of the city with the Lake.

The Castle of Bolsena.

History

While it is fairly certain that the city is the successor to the ancient Roman town of Volsinii (sometimes termed Volsinii Novi – New Volsinii – to distinguish it from the Etruscan city), scholarly opinion is sharply divided as to whether Bolsena is the same as the ancient Etruscan city of Velzna or Velsuna (sometimes termed Volsinii Veteres – Old Volsinii), the other candidate being Orvieto, 20 km (12 mi) NE. Volsinii or Vulsinii ( Etruscan: Velzna or Velusna; Greek:, Strabo v Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy Orvieto is a city in southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of

Bolsena is best known for a miracle said to have occurred there in 1263, when a Bohemian priest, in doubt about the doctrine of Transubstantiation, reported bleeding from the host he had consecrated at Mass. The Corporal of Bolsena dates from a Eucharistic miracle in Bolsena, Italy in 1263 when a consecrated host began to See also Eucharist (Catholic Church On the related belief that Christ is present in the Eucharist in body blood soul and divinity see Real Presence. The Duomo di Orvieto was eventually built to commemorate the miracle and house the Corporal of Bolsena. The Duomo di Orvieto is a large 14th century Roman Catholic Cathedral situated in the town of Orvieto in Umbria, central Italy. The Corporal of Bolsena dates from a Eucharistic miracle in Bolsena, Italy in 1263 when a consecrated host began to

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