San Bonifacio ( vec, link=no, San Bonifaso) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

Province of Verona The Province of Verona ( it, Provincia di Verona) is a province in the Veneto administrative region of Italy. On its northwestern border, Lake GardaItaly's largestis divided between Verona and the provinces of Brescia ( Lombardy region) and Tren ...

in the

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region

Veneto Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...

, located about west of

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and about east of

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

. San Bonifacio borders the following municipalities: Arcole,

Belfiore Belfiore is a comune s in the province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy. References Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ...

Gambellara Gambellara is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is northwest of European route E70. Gambellara is known for its wine production. The area has one DOC classified wine, Gambellara classico and Recioto de Gambell ...

Lonigo Lonigo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16,400 inhabitants.Source: ISTAT - Bilancio demografico al 31/12/200 In its ''frazione'' of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissanc ...

Monteforte d'Alpone Monteforte d'Alpone is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about east of Verona. Monteforte d'Alpone borders the following municipalities: Gambellara, Montecc ...

, and Soave.

Main sights

*Abbey of St. Peter, founded in the 7th century. It is a Romanesque church with an apse and two aisles. Notable are the

crypt A crypt (from Latin '' crypta'' " vault") is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building. It typically contains coffins, sarcophagi, or religious relics. Originally, crypts were typically found below the main apse of a c ...

and the imposing bell tower, dating to 1131. *Cathedral (12th century, but mostly rebuilt in 1437) *Church of St. Abondius (15th century)

People

Germano Mosconi Germano Mosconi (11 November 1932 – 1 March 2012) was an Italian sportswriter, news presenter and a television personality. Biography Mosconi, who was born in San Bonifacio, was a well-known television personality in northern Italy due ...

(1932–2012), journalist *

Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin (9 August 1971 – 30 November 2022) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He was considered one of the finest classic cycle races, classics specialists of his generation with mo ...

(1971-2022), road bicycle racer

Economy

Perlini International SpA was established in San Bonifacio in 1957 by

Robert Perlini The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

. Today Perlini is a major employer with its two main truck manufacturing plants occupying an area of .History of Perlini Equipment
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Main sights

People

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Transport

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