Comune di Voghera
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Pavia (PV)
Mayor	Aurelio Angelo Torriani (since April 2005)
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Area	63 km² (24 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
- Total	38,426
- Density	610/km² (1,580/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	44°59′33″N, 09°00′33″E
Gentilic	Vogheresi or Iriensi
Dialing code	0383
Postal code	27058
Frazioni	Medassino, Oriolo, Valle, Torremenapace, Campoferro
Patron	San Bovo
- Day	First Friday before Ascension
Website: www.comune.voghera.pv.it

Voghera is a town and municipality (It. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative comune) of Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Pavia. In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It is located 30 km south-southwest of that city, on the Staffora (a tributary of the Po). The Staffora is a river of the Oltrepò Pavese in the Province of Pavia, north-west Italy and a right-side tributary of the Po. The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering

The Castle of Voghera in a 19th century etching.

The neighbourhood produces much silk, in which, as well as in corn and wine, an active trade is carried on.

History

Known in ancient times as Iria, it took its name from the river on which it was situated. It was on the road from Piacenza to Dertona, and was made a colony by Augustus (colonia Forum Iulium Iriensium). Piacenza ( Placentia in Latin and old-fashioned English, Piasëinsa in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo) is a For the medieval Scholar, see Marziano da Tortona Tortona is a Comune of Piemonte, in the Province of Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was

In the 1st century CE it was destroyed by the Rugi, and it's next mentioned as Viqueria in the 10th century. The Rugians (Rugii were an East Germanic tribe whose ultimate origins have been traced to Rogaland in Norway, whose population probably was the After several lordships, it was acquired by the House of Savoy in 1743 with the Concordat of Worms. The House of Savoy (Casa Savoia was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region The Concordat of Worms, sometimes called the Pactum Calixtinum by papal historians was an agreement between Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V Five years later it became provincial capital.

In 1800 it was occupied by the troops of Napoleon, who set his headquarters in the Palazzo Dattili for the battle of Montebello. The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Battle of Montebello was fought on 9 June 1800 near Montebello in Lombardy. In 1805 it became part of the département of Genoa; after the French defeat in 1814, it was captured by the Austrians, who handed it over to the Piedmontese. Gênes is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. In 1860 it was included in the province of Pavia.

During World War II, owing to its strategic position on the roads Milan-Genoa and Turin-Bologna, it was heavily bombed by the Allies. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War.

On May 31, 1962, it was the location of a railway disaster that killed 62 people. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Main sights

• The Castle, erected by the Visconti in 1335-1372. Visconti was the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages.
• Palazzo Gounela, the current Town Hall.
• The large Cathedral of Saint Lawrence dates from the 11th century, but was remodelled in the Baroque style about the beginning of the 17th. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc
• The church of St. Joseph, with a noteworthy Baroque façade.
• The suppressed church of Sant'Ilario, also known as Tempio alla Cavalleria or Chiesa Rossa ("Cavalry Temple" or "Red Church"), so called from the red colour of the brick of which it is built. It dates from the 8th-10th centuries.

The Historic Museum houses, among the others, the personal A112 car of General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, killed by mafia in 1982, and the weapon that allegedly killed Benito Mussolini. The Autobianchi A112 is a supermini produced by the Italian Automaker Autobianchi. Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa ( Saluzzo, September 27, 1920 – Palermo, 3 September, 1982) was a general of the Italian The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century

The Cathedral of Voghera.

Notable people

• Fashion designer Valentino Garavani, best known simply as Valentino. Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani, best known as Valentino (born 11 May 1932) is an Italian fashion designer and founder of the Valentino
• Mauro Nespoli, archer of the Italian National Team. Mauro Nespoli (born November 22 1987) is an Italian Archer. Nespoli was born in Voghera ( Province of Pavia
• Futurist painter Ambrogio Casati. Ambrogio Casati ( December 27 1897 &ndash July 19 1977) was an Italian painter.
• Computer art pioneer Aldo Giorgini. Aldo Giorgini ( March 15, 1934 - October 1994 was an Italian artist and a pioneer in computer graphics
• The housewife from Voghera (Italian: casalinga di Voghera) is a stereotypical figure representing the average housewife. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. A stereotype (from Greek: stereo + týpos = "solid impression" is a generalized perception of first impressions behaviors presumed by a group
• Writers Alberto Arbasino, Carolina Invernizio, and Alessandro Maragliano. Alessandro Maragliano ( Voghera, 1850 – Naples, 1943 was a writer linguist and poet
• Watchmaker Giovanni Sordi
• The Maserati Brothers, automobile engineers
• Sandro Bolchi, cinema director
• Giovanni Plana, astronomist

Twin cities

• - Manosque, France
• - Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Maserati Brothers were involved with automobiles from the beginning of the 20th century Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana ( November 6, 1781 &ndash January 20, 1864) was an Italian Astronomer and Mathematician Manosque ( Provençal Occitan: Manòsca in classical norm or Manosco in Mistralian norm is the largest town and commune in the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Leinfelden-Echterdingen is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone