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'''Bosco Marengo''' ([[Piedmontese language|Piedmontese]]: ''Ël Bòsch'') is a town and ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Alessandria]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Piedmont]], located about 80 |
'''Bosco Marengo''' ([[Piedmontese language|Piedmontese]]: ''Ël Bòsch'') is a town and ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Alessandria]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Piedmont]], located about {{convert|80|km|mi}} southeast of [[Turin]] and about {{convert|12|km|mi|0}} southeast of [[Alessandria]]. |
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Bosco Marengo borders the following municipalities: [[Alessandria]], [[Basaluzzo]], [[Casal Cermelli]], [[Fresonara]], [[Frugarolo]], [[Novi Ligure]], [[Pozzolo Formigaro]], [[Predosa]], and [[Tortona]]. |
Bosco Marengo borders the following municipalities: [[Alessandria]], [[Basaluzzo]], [[Casal Cermelli]], [[Fresonara]], [[Frugarolo]], [[Novi Ligure]], [[Pozzolo Formigaro]], [[Predosa]], and [[Tortona]]. |
Revision as of 02:41, 13 April 2014
Bosco Marengo | |
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Comune di Bosco Marengo | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Province | Alessandria (AL) |
Frazioni | Levata, Pollastra, Quattro Cascine |
Government | |
• Mayor | Angela Lamborizio |
Area | |
• Total | 44.8 km2 (17.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
Population (2005)[2] | |
• Total | 2,521 |
• Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Demonym | Boschesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 15062 |
Dialing code | 0131 |
Patron saint | St. Pius IV |
Saint day | April 30 |
Bosco Marengo (Piedmontese: Ël Bòsch) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Turin and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Alessandria.
Bosco Marengo borders the following municipalities: Alessandria, Basaluzzo, Casal Cermelli, Fresonara, Frugarolo, Novi Ligure, Pozzolo Formigaro, Predosa, and Tortona.
Notable people
- Pope Pius V (1504–1572)
- Michele Bonelli (1541–1598), cardinal and papal diplomat.
Nuclear enrichment plant
There was a nuclear enrichment plant in Bosco Marengo, which started operating in 1973. In December 2008 it was decided that it should be decommissioned.[3]
References
- ^ "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: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/WR_First_nuclear_decommissioning_authorization_in_Italy_1212081.html