Castronno
Castronno | |
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| Comune di Castronno | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Castronno  | |
  Castronno Location of Castronno in Italy  Castronno Castronno (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates:45°44′N8°48′E/ 45.733°N 8.800°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Varese(VA) |
| Frazioni | Cascine Maggio, Sant'Alessandro, Collodri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Gabri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.7 km2(1.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
| Population (2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,000 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2(4,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Castronnesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 21040 |
| Dialing code | 0332 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Nazarius and Celsus |
| Website | Official website |
Castronnois acomune(municipality) in theProvince of Varesein theItalianregionLombardy,located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest ofMilanand about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest ofVarese.
It is served byCastronno railway station.
History
[edit]Little is known about the story of the village even if historians say that the ruins can be dated back to Roman times. During the Medieval Age, Castronno was involved in a war between the two cities ofMilanandComo.
References
[edit]- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.
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