Bozzolo (Mantovano: Bosul) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of Milan and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Mantua.
Bozzolo
Bosul (Emilian) | |
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| Comune di Bozzolo | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bozzolo  | |
  Bozzolo Location of Bozzolo in Italy  Bozzolo Bozzolo (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°6′N 10°29′E / 45.100°N 10.483°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Mantua (MN) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Torchio |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,103 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bozzolesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46012 |
| Dialing code | 0376 |
| Website | Official website |
Bozzolo borders the following municipalities: Acquanegra sul Chiese, Calvatone, Marcaria, Rivarolo Mantovano, San Martino dall'Argine, Tornata. Writer Lucrezia Gonzaga, daughter of local condottiero Pirro Gonzaga, was born here in 1522.
Notable people
edit- Primo Mazzolari, (1890-1959), parson from 1932 to 1959, writer and partisan
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat).
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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