Besozzo
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Varese (VA) | |
Local name | Besòzz | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 8 ° 40 ′ E | |
height | 240 m slm | |
surface | 13.52 km² | |
Residents | 8,967 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 663 inhabitants / km² | |
Factions | Bogno, Cardana, Olginasio | |
Post Code | 21023 | |
prefix | 0332 | |
ISTAT number | 012013 | |
Popular name | besozzesi | |
Patron saint | Alexander of Bergamo ( August 26 ) | |
Website | Besozzo |
Besozzo is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region .
geography
The municipality is located about 13 kilometers west-northwest of Varese between Lake Maggiore and Lake Varese . Besozzo borders directly on the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola . The Bardello flows through the village and flows into Lake Maggiore. Besozzo covers an area of 13.52 km² . Besozzo includes the Bogno, Olginasio and Cardana factions. The neighboring municipalities are Bardello , Belgirate (VB), Brebbia , Caravate , Cocquio-Trevisago , Gavirate , Gemonio , Leggiuno , Malgesso , Monvalle and Sangiano .
population
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year | 1751 | 1805 | 1809 | 1853 | 1861 | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1951 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2016 | 2018 |
Residents | 525 | 944 | * 1517 | 1658 | 1877 | 4101 | 4655 | 5679 | 5609 | 7819 | 7617 | 8239 | 8994 | 9036 | 9005 |
- 1809 Merger with Bogno and Cardana
traffic
Besozzo is on the Strada Statale 629 del Lago di Months from Gemonio to Vergiate . The station is on the Luino – Milan line .
Attractions
- Parish church of Sant'Alessandro and Tiburzio (17th century) with organ (1884) by Giacomo Mascioni and sons from Azzio
- Cadario Castle
- Adamoli Palace
- Way of the Cross
- Oratory of San Nicone
Personalities
- Michelino da Besozzo actually Michelino Molinari (around 1370 – around 1455), painter, miniature painter.
literature
- Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 196.
- Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Besozzo Online in Italian.
Web links
Commons : Besozzo - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Besozzo (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 17, 2015.
- Besozzo (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
- Besozzo (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
- Besozzo (Italian) on lombardia.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni/va/
- Renzo Dionigi: Sant'Alessandro Church, interior view on www.flickr.com
- Renzo Dionigi: Sant'Alessandro church, organ on www.flickr.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Michelino da Besozzo (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed July 30, 2015.
- ↑ Michelino da Besozzo at archive.org/stream (accessed January 5, 2017).