Cairate

Cairate
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Varese  (VA)
Local name	Cairàa
Coordinates	45 ° 41 '  N , 8 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 41 '10 "  N , 8 ° 52' 35"  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 municipality in the province of Varese

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

Population development
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

Parish Church of Sant'Ambrogio

San Martino Church

Bolladello faction

Church of Santa Maria Assunta in the district of Peveranza

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

Commons : Cairate  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• 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

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Santa Maria Assunta Monastery (photo) (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed July 31, 2015.