Caravate

Caravate
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Varese  (VA)
Local name	Caravà
Coordinates	45 ° 53 ′  N , 8 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 52 ′ 45 "  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 20"  E
height	296  m slm
surface	5.05 km²
Residents	2,595 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	514 inhabitants / km²
Factions	Cadè, Canton Chiedo, Canton d'Oro, Cà Stecco, Castello, Fornace Farsani, Fornazze, Monte San Giano, Pozzei, San Clemente, Santa Maria del Sasso, Stallazzo, Virolo
Post Code	21032
prefix	0332
ISTAT number	012031
Popular name	caravatesi
Patron saint	John the Baptist ( June 24th )
Website	Caravate

Caravate municipality in the province of Varese

Caravate

Parish Church of Santi Giovanni Battista e Maurizio

Sanctuary of Santa Maria Del Sasso

Caravate is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region .

geography

The municipality is located about 15 kilometers northwest of Varese and belongs to the Comunità montana Valli del Verbano . It covers an area of ​​5.05  km² . Caravate includes the Cadè , Canton Chiedo , Canton d'Oro , Cà Stecco , Castello , Fornace Farsani , Fornazze , Monte San Giano , Pozzei , San Clemente , Santa Maria del Sasso , Stallazzo and Virolo fractions . The neighboring municipalities are Besozzo , Cittiglio , Gemonio , Laveno-Mombello , Leggiuno and Sangiano .

history

Caravè was an ancient settlement in the municipality, which was probably of Celtic origin.

population

Population development
year	1751	1805	1853	1871	1901	1921	1951	1971	1991	2001	2011	2013	2016	2017	2018
Residents	336	657	* 1015	1419	1622	1643	1560	2145	2471	2607	2612	2590	2550	2550	2613

• 1809 merger with Gemonio

traffic

State road 394 runs through the municipality from Varese to the Swiss border.

Attractions

• Romanesque church of Sant'Agostino (11th century).
• Romanesque church of San Clemente, (10th century) on the hill of San Clemente.
• Parish church of Santi Giovanni Battista e Maurizio in the Castello fraction , built in 1831 and restored by the engineer Lorenzo Bernago.
• Medieval pilgrimage church of Santa Maria del Sasso.

literature

• Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 217.
• Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Caravate Online in Italian

Web links

Commons : Caravate  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Caravate (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 17, 2015.
• Caravate (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia/
• Caravate (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it/
• Caravate (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. ^ Romanesque Church of Sant'Agostino (photo) (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed August 1, 2015.
3. ^ Romanesque Church of San Clemente (photo) (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed August 1, 2015.