Castiglione Olona

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Castiglione Olona
coat of arms
Castiglione Olona (Italy)
Castiglione Olona
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Varese  (VA)
Coordinates 45 ° 45 '  N , 8 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 45 '0 "  N , 8 ° 53' 0"  E
height 307  m slm
surface 6.9 km²
Residents 7,697 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 1,116 inhabitants / km²
Factions Gornate Superiore, Caronno Corbellaro
Post Code 21043
prefix 0331
ISTAT number 012046
Popular name castiglionesi
Patron saint Stephen ( December 26th ) and Lawrence of Rome ( August 10th )
Website Castiglione Olona
Azzate municipality in the province of Varese
Collegiate Church of Santi Stefano e Lorenzo
Castiglione Olona
Castiglione Olona, ​​Chiesa di Villa

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

geography

The place is located on the small river Olona , which also Milan - canalised - crosses and flows into the Po . The municipality covers an area of ​​6.9  km² . The Gornate Superiore and Caronno Corbellaro fractions belong to Castiglione Olona . The neighboring municipalities are: Caronno Varesino , Gornate-Olona , Lozza , Morazzone , Vedano Olona , Venegono Inferiore and Venegono Superiore . The provincial capital of Varese to the north is about 12 km away, and the city of Milan to the south-west is 60 km away.

partnership

There is a partnership with the French community of Étupes in the Doubs department .

population

Population development
year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2016 2017 2018
Residents 1810 2122 2351 2745 3640 4815 6201 7171 7434 7696 7836 7719 7702 7669

Attractions

  • Collegiate church of Santi Stefano and Lorenzo called La Collegiata with baptistery with frescoes by the painter Masolino da Panicale
  • Church of Santissimo Corpo di Cristo or Chiesa di Villa . In 1485, the funeral monument of Count Guido Castiglione was brought inside by the school of Giovanni Antonio Amadeo .
  • Palazzo Branda
  • Museo Civico Branda Castiglioni
  • numerous buildings from the 15th century

Personalities

  • Branda Castiglione (born February 4, 1350 in Castiglione Olona; † February 3, 1443 ibid): humanist, cardinal and papal legate, friend and patron of science and art. Through his building activities (from 1423) he has significantly shaped the appearance of his hometown today.
  • Masolino da Panicale (around 1383/84 to after 1440), Italian painter in the transition period between late Gothic and Renaissance , created several works in Castiglione: in the collegiate church, in the baptistery and in the Palazzo Branda Castiglioni.

literature

  • Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 198.
  • Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Castiglione Olona Online in Italian.

Web links

Commons : Castiglione Olona  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ^ Collegiate Church of Santi Stefano and Lorenzo (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Baptistery (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 6, 2015
  4. ^ Church of Santissimo Corpo di Cristo or Chiesa di Villa (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ Palast Branda (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 6, 2015.