Boschi Sant'Anna
Boschi Sant'Anna | |
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| Comune di Boschi Sant'Anna | |
 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Boschi Sant'Anna Location of Boschi Sant'Anna in Italy  Boschi Sant'Anna Boschi Sant'Anna (Veneto) | |
| Coordinates: 45°13′N 11°22′E / 45.217°N 11.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Verona (VR) |
| Frazioni | Boschi, San Marco, Oni[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Enrico Occhiali (since 2019)[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2024)[4] | |
• Total | 1,380 |
| • Density | 154/km2 (398/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 37040 |
| Dialing code | 045 |
| Patron saint | St. Anne |
| Saint day | July 26 |
Boschi Sant'Anna is a comune with 1,380 inhabitants in the province of Verona.[4] It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Verona and east of Legnago.
Geography
Boschi Sant'Anna is the second smallest municipality in the Province of Verona after Concamarise. It is located approximately 45 kilometers southeast of Verona and 6 km from Legnago, the main city. The town consists of the main town and the hamlets of Boschi San Marco and Oni. The area is home to several districts (Belfiore, Faro, and Sabbioni are the main ones) and numerous courtyard houses and farmhouses.
History
The fertile and flat territory of Boschi Sant'Anna preserves little today of the former splendour of the small community in the Veronese Lowland. A forest known as the Bosco di Porto once extended across the area, formed by the numerous floods caused by the Adige river, which once flowed very close to Boschi before the famous Cucca flood of 589, and was not protected by solid embankments. At the beginning of the Christian era, the area on which the small municipality stands had probably already been reclaimed, although it remained surrounded by forests and woodlands. An important Roman road, the Vicinalis, also passed through the area, connecting present-day Ostiglia and Este, as demonstrated by discoveries of pavement remains made of Euganean trachyte.
After the fall of the Lombards, the village of Boschi followed the fortunes of the larger municipality of Legnago for many years, passing successively under the control of the bishops and lordships that ruled the area.
The first owners of the fief of Boschi were the Scaligeri, by then nearing the end of their rule. In 1377, it was assigned to the Dal Verme family. Following the downfall of this important Veronese family, the territory came under the rule of the Republic of Venice. It was under Venetian rule that, on 14 July 1507, Boschi Sant'Anna was established as a community with the title of vicariate.
References
- ↑ "Provincia di Verona". portale.provincia.vr.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ↑ "Anagrafe degli Amministratori Locali e Regionali". amministratori.interno.gov.it. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- 1 2 "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 30 April 2024.