Bolsena

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = bolsena-Stemma.png official_name = Comune di Bolsena
region = Lazio
province = Viterbo (VT)
elevation_m = 350
area_total_km2 =63.94
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 4111
population_density_km2 = 64.29
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|42|38|41|N|11|59|09|E|
frazioni =
telephone = 0761
postalcode = 01023
gentilic = Bolsenesi
saint = St. Christine Martyr
day = july 24
mayor = Paolo Equitani (since June 2004)
website = [http://www.comunebolsena.it 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. It is 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Montefiascone and 36 km (22 mi) NW of Viterbo.

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.

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 Duomo di Orvieto was eventually built to commemorate the miracle and house the Corporal of Bolsena.

External links

* [http://bolsena.infoviterbo.it/index_eng.asp Tourist promotion Bolsena Lake]
* [http://www.lagodibolsena.org/en/ LagoDiBolsena.Org]
* [http://www.lago-bolsena.it/ Lago-Bolsena.It] it icon
* [http://www.navigabolsena.com Navigation service for Lake Bolsena] it icon
* [http://www.bolsenalive.com/ The New Window on Bolsena's Lake] it icon
* [http://www.bolsenaguidebook.com/ Bolsena Guidebook website - guide to the surrounding area, including recommended walking routes, available to buy online]
* [http://www.tuscia360.it/scheda.php?l=en&q=bolsena Tuscia 360 about Bolsena, virtual tour, events, 360 degree panoramas]