Voghera ( Vogherese dialect of Emilian : Vughera ; Latin : Forum Iulii Iriensium ) is a town and comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy . The population was 39,374 as of 2017. It is the third most populated town in the province, after Pavia and Vigevano. It is located 30 km south-southwest of that city, on the Staffora (a tributary of the Po ).
7-466: The Maserati Brothers were involved with automobiles from the beginning of the 20th century. They were born to Rodolfo Maserati and his wife Carolina in Voghera , Lombardy , Italy . Rodolfo was a railway worker from Piacenza , driving a heavy Krupp locomotive, and married Carolina Losi. They had seven sons in total, but only six reached adulthood, as Alfieri I was only 1 year old when he died. After
14-568: The 1st century CE, it was destroyed by the Rugii , and it is next mentioned as Viqueria (contracted from vicus Iriae , Iria's village) in the 10th century. After several lordships, it was acquired by the House of Savoy in 1743 with the Treaty of Worms . Five years later it became the provincial capital and received the city status. In 1800, the troops of Napoleon occupied the town and set his headquarters in
21-693: The Palazzo Dattili for the battle of Montebello . In 1805 it became part of the département of Genoa ; after the French defeat in 1814, it was captured by the Austrians, who handed it over to the Piedmontese. In 1860 it was included in the province of Pavia. During World War II , the town was heavily bombed by the Allies because of its strategic position on the roads Milan-Genoa and Turin-Bologna. On May 31, 1962, it
28-422: The city of Bologna has a street named Via Maserati . Voghera It is the main town of Oltrepò Pavese and is an important rail and road hub as well as a renowned wine producer. Known in ancient times as Iria , the town took its name from the river on which it was situated. It was on the road from Piacenza to Dertona , and was made a colony by Augustus ( colonia Forum Iulium Iriensium ). In
35-522: The death of Alfieri I , the next son to be born was also named Alfieri. Alfieri, along with the remaining five brothers, Carlo, Bindo, Mario, Ettore and Ernesto, contributed to the sports luxury automobile manufacturer Maserati in one way or another. The Maserati brothers were: A memorial plaque for Alfieri II was placed at their birthplace in 1987. In 1989, the istituto tecnico of Voghera added Alfieri II to its official name, to become Istituto Tecnico Industriale di Voghera "Alfieri Maserati" . Also,
42-535: The station is an important trading node, and one of the major railway stations in Italy's north-west. The term "Voghera housewife" ( casalinga di Voghera ) is often used in the media, political discourse and even in common parlance as a reference to the average, stereotypical, somewhat lower-middle-class person, voter or consumer. It is not a disparaging term but refers to an average person who – despite not being very educated or sophisticated – with hard work and self-sacrifice
49-568: Was the location of a railway disaster that killed 62 people. The Historic Museum houses, among the others, the personal A112 car of General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa , killed by the Mafia in 1982, and the weapon that allegedly killed Benito Mussolini . Voghera railway station , opened in 1858, forms part of the Alessandria–Piacenza railway , and is also an important node of the railway from Milan to Genoa . Due to its strategic position,
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