Castellanza

Castellanza
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Varese  (VA)
Local name	Castelànsa
Coordinates	45 ° 37 ′  N , 8 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  E
height	216  m slm
surface	6.92 km²
Residents	14,438 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	2,086 inhabitants / km²
Factions	Buon Gesù, Castegnate
Post Code	21053
prefix	0331
ISTAT number	012042
Popular name	castellanzesi
Patron saint	Julius of Novara ( January 31 )
Website	Castellanza

Castellanza municipality in the province of Varese

Castellanza

Parish Church of San Giulio

railway station

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

geography

The municipality borders on the metropolitan city of Milan . The Olona flows through Castellanza . Since 1974 the municipality has had the title Città (city). In 1869, the municipality was formed by the merger of the former municipality of Castellanza with Castegnata Olona. Castellanza is located about 28 kilometers northwest of Milan and about 25 kilometers south of Varese . The covers an area of ​​6.92  km² . The groups Buon Gesù and Castegnate belong to Castellanza . The neighboring municipalities are Busto Arsizio , Legnano (MI), Marnate , Olgiate Olona and Rescaldina (MI).

history

The district Castegnate is of Celtic origin and was created between the 1st century before and the 1st century AD. The first written mention can be dated to the year 1045. Castellanza is first mentioned in a document in 1361.

In 1991 the Università Carlo Cattaneo was founded here as a private university specializing in economics, engineering and law. The number of students reached around 3,000 in 2009.

population

Population development
year	1861	1881	1901	1921	1951	1971	1881	1991	2001	2011	2016	2017	2018
Residents	1976	2382	4233	7027	10154	10011	15936	15586	14569	14244	14397	14352	14340

Personalities

• Antonio Bernocchi (born January 17, 1859 in Castellanza, Varese province, † December 8, 1930 in Milan) was an Italian politician, textile entrepreneur and patron.
• Enzo Pagani (1920–1993), artist, art dealer, patron, founder of the Pagani Museum
• Marco Simone (* 1969), soccer player and sports official

Antonio Bernocchi

traffic

The A8 autostrada runs through the municipality . The next junction is in Legnano . Strada Statale 33 and Strada Statale 527 also pass by. A train station connects the town to the railway line between Novara and Saronno or Seregno . The former railway line of the Ferrovie della Valmorea has now been closed with regard to the section to Castellanza.

Attractions

• Parish Church of San Giulio
• Museo d'Arte Moderna Enzo Pagani
• Villa Carminati-Brambilla
• Cotonificio di Castellanza.

literature

• Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 166.
• Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Castellanza Online in Italian.

Web links

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

• Castellanza (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 17, 2015.
• Castellanza (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia/
• Castellanza (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it/
• Castellanza (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. ↑ Enzo Pagani dimenticato (Italian) on danielebertisindaco.blogspot.com
3. ↑ Museum Pagani (Italian) on varesenews.it/2015/