Besano

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Besano
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Besano (Italy)
Besano
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Varese  (VA)
Coordinates 45 ° 53 '  N , 8 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 53 '0 "  N , 8 ° 53' 0"  E
height 537  m slm
surface 3 km²
Residents 2,549 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 850 inhabitants / km²
Factions Belvedere, Bernasca, Mon Ginaga, Monte San Martino, Novella
Post Code 21050
prefix 0332
ISTAT number 012011
Popular name besanesi
Patron saint Martin of Tours ( November 11th )
Website Besano
Besano municipality in the province of Varese
Museo dei Fossili in Besano
Coelacanthiformes
Besanosaurus

Besano is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region on the Swiss border.

geography

Besano is affected by the state road 344 . The municipality covers an area of ​​3  km² . Besano includes the Belvedere , Bernasca , Mulino Ginaga , Monte San Martino and Novella fractions . Besano's neighboring communities are Bisuschio , Cuasso al Monte , Meride (CH-TI), Porto Ceresio and Viggiù .

history

The origin of the name Besano is unclear, two possible explanations compete: In ancient times, an old, probably Celtic fortification was converted by the Romans into a camp from which the connection to Ceresio was controlled. This is attested by the grave of the Roman general Besso, after whom the country is said to have been named. The second explanation goes back to an ancient market that took place twice a year. Accordingly, Besano stands for the Latin up to in anno (German: twice a year).

In the Middle Ages Besano belonged to the Arcisate manor. With the appointment of Maurizio Arcimboldi as Marquis of Arcisate by Philip IV , King of Spain and Duce of Milan , in 1647 Besano came under the jurisdiction of the royal family. From 1928 to 1953 Besano was part of the municipality of Porto Ceresio .

population

Population development
year 1606 1687 1751 1805 1853 1861 1881 1901 1921 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2018
Residents 219 473 492 518 * 945 988 1123 940 1035 940 1596 2154 2350 2603 2583

paleontology

Since the mid-19th century, fossils of marine dinosaurs , fish , mussels , snails and cephalopods have been found in the area northeast of Besano . In 1863 the Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali organized a first excavation, in 1878 a second was carried out by the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano . New species as well as very well preserved skeletons of previously sparsely documented species were discovered. The Besanosaurus leptorhynchus , discovered there in 1993, owes its name to this site. Finds have been shown in the Museo di Besano since 1981.

literature

  • Edith Müller-Merz, Jean-Pierre Berger, Heinz Furrer: Paläontologie und Umwelt Vdf Hochschulverlag AG 2005, ISBN 978-3-7281-2972-7 .
  • Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 210.
  • Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Besano Online in Italian

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.