Cantello (Lombardy)

Cantello
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Varese  (VA)
Local name	Cantèll
Coordinates	45 ° 49 '  N , 8 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 49 '20 "  N , 8 ° 53' 40"  E
height	404  m slm
surface	9.09 km²
Residents	4,764 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	524 inhabitants / km²
Factions	Gaggiolo, Cantello
Post Code	21050
prefix	0332
ISTAT number	012030
Popular name	cantellesi
Patron saint	Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus ( June 29 )
Website	Cantello

Cantello municipality in the province of Varese

Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo, bell tower

Church of Our Lady in Campagna in the Ligurno district

Panorama of the Pardà plain

Cantello (until 1895 Cazzone ) is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region .

geography

The municipality is located about 5 kilometers east of Varese on the Rio Ranza and borders directly on Switzerland and the province of Como . It covers an area of ​​9.13  km² . The Gaggiolo and Ligurno factions belong to Cantello . The neighboring municipalities are: Arcisate , Cagno (CO), Clivio , Malnate , Rodero (CO), Stabio (CH-TI), Varese and Viggiù .

history

A Jupiter altar is still preserved from Roman antiquity . The church of Santa Maria di Campagna with its campanile lies on foundations from the late 11th century. In 1976 the district of Velmaio was removed and the neighboring municipality of Arcisate was added.

population

Population development
year	1574	1687	1721	1751	1805	1861	1901	1921	1951	1971	1991	2001	2011	2016	2018
Residents	621	978	972	999	1318	* 1806	1879	2476	2725	2692	4001	4244	4569	4675	4747

• 1809 merger with Viggiù

Attractions

• Parish church of Santi Pietro e Paolo with frescoes by the painter Emilio Sommariva
• Church (oratory) of San Lorenzo
• Church (oratory) San Bernardino
• Romanesque church of Santa Maria in Campagna (11th century) in the Ligurno district
• San Giorgio Church
• Roman macaw with inscription: IOVI C. VIRIUS CL MONIMUS VSLM

Events

Cantello is famous in the region for the production of a certain variety of white asparagus and the historical festival of the birds.

Personalities

• Santino Bay (born September 5, 1875 in Cantello, † April 21, 1926 in Escholzmatt ), sculptor
• Felice Mina (born August 20, 1912 in Cagno , † September 6, 1976 in Cantello), sculptor and coin mint.

literature

• Cantello (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia

Web links

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

• Historical development of the municipality of Cantello and the parish of Santi Pietro e Paolo
• Historical development of the Ligurno fraction and the parish of San Giorgio Martire
• Cantello (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
• Cantello (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
• Cantello (Italian) on lombardia.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni/va
• Sant'Andrea Church on www.flickr.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Parish Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed July 31, 2015.
3. ↑ Church of Santa Maria in Campagna ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Roman macaw with inscription: IOVI C. VIRIUS CL MONIMUS VSLM
5. ↑ Bay, Santino. In: Sikart (accessed on: August 18, 2015).