Cairate
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Varese (VA) | |
Local name | Cairàa | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 41 ' N , 8 ° 53' E | |
height | 276 m slm | |
surface | 11.31 km² | |
Residents | 7,704 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 681 inhabitants / km² | |
Factions | Bolladello, Peveranza | |
Post Code | 21050 | |
prefix | 0331 | |
ISTAT number | 012029 | |
Popular name | cairatesi | |
Patron saint | Rosary Festival ( October 7th ) | |
Website | Cairate |
Cairate is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region .
geography
The municipality is located about 14 kilometers south-southeast of Varese at the confluence of the Tenore and Olona rivers . Cairate borders directly on the province of Como . It covers an area of 11.31 km² . The Bolladello and Peveranza factions belong to Cairate . The neighboring municipalities are: Carnago , Cassano Magnago , Castelseprio , Fagnano Olona , Locate Varesino (CO), Lonate Ceppino and Tradate .
history
The fortifications were built in Cairate during the rule of the Lombards. Until 1287 the community was under the Contado del Seprio , today's Castelseprio . In 1287, the Dukes of Milan (the Visconti ) took control of the area.
population
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year | 1751 | 1805 | 1853 | 1859 | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1951 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Residents | 609 | 809 | 1285 | 1397 | 2831 | 2960 | 3494 | 4625 | 7027 | 6969 | 7301 | 7830 | 7791 | 7769 | 7720 |
traffic
The former line of the Valmorea Railway from Castellanza to Mendrisio (Ticino, Switzerland) was closed in 1928/1977. Parts of the route have been reopened. But this already ends in Malnate . A reopening until Cairate is not planned.
Attractions
- Monastery church of Santa Maria Assunta, with fresco by the painter Aurelio Luini (1560) and monastery of Santa Maria Assunta (8th century – 1799) in the district of Peveranza
- Parish Church of Sant'Ambrogio.
- Church of Santi Pietro e Stefano.
literature
- Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 205.
- Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Cairate Online in Italian
Web links
- Cairate (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 17, 2015.
- Cairate (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
- Cairate (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
- Cairate (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.
- ↑ Santa Maria Assunta Monastery (photo) (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed July 31, 2015.