Besnate
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Varese (VA) | |
Local name | Besnàa | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 42 ′ N , 8 ° 46 ′ E | |
height | 300 m slm | |
surface | 7.68 km² | |
Residents | 5,557 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 724 inhabitants / km² | |
Factions | Buzzano, Centenate | |
Post Code | 21010 | |
prefix | 0331 | |
ISTAT number | 012012 | |
Popular name | besnatesi | |
Patron saint | Martin of Tours ( November 11th ) | |
Website | Besnate |
Besnate is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region .
geography
The municipality is located about 13.5 kilometers south-southwest of Varese on the Parco naturale lombardo della Valle del Ticino and covers an area of 7.68 km² . The factions Buzzano and Centenate belong to Besnate . Neighboring municipalities are Arsago Seprio , Cavaria con Premezzo , Gallarate , Jerago con Orago , Mornago and Sumirago .
history
To the northwest of the center of Besnate lies the archaeological excavation field Lagozza di Besnate about a kilometer away .
population
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year | 1861 | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Residents | 920 | 1074 | 1500 | 1965 | 2659 | 3472 | 4072 | 4645 | 4822 | 5464 | 5565 | 5550 | 5558 |
traffic
The A8 autostrada leads through the municipality with one exit. There is also a train station in Besnate on the Luino – Milan line .
Culture
- For film lovers there is the Incontro cinema .
Personalities
- Paolo Basso (born October 31, 1966 in Besnate), an Italian-Swiss sommelier, 2013 world champion, lives in Ligornetto
literature
- Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 206.
- Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Besnate Online in Italian
Web links
Commons : Besnate - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Besnate (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 17, 2015.
- Besnate (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
- Besnate (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
- Besnate (Italian) on lombardia.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni/va/
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Paolo Basso (Italian) on ti.ch/can/oltreconfiniti (accessed on September 30, 2016)