Castronno
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Varese (VA) | |
Local name | Castron | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 45 ' N , 8 ° 49' E | |
height | 325 m slm | |
surface | 3.74 km² | |
Residents | 5,106 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 1,365 inhabitants / km² | |
Factions | Cascine Maggio, Sant'Alessandro, Collodri | |
Post Code | 21040 | |
prefix | 0332 | |
ISTAT number | 012047 | |
Popular name | castronnesi | |
Patron saint | Nazarius and Celsus ( July 28 ) | |
Website | Castronno |
Castronno is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region .
geography
The municipality is located about 8 kilometers south-southwest of Varese and covers an area of 3.74 km² . The Cascine Maggio , Sant'Alessandro and Collodri fractions belong to Castronno . The Arno forms the eastern boundary of the municipality . The neighboring communities are Albizzate , Brunello , Caronno Varesino , Morazzone , Sumirago and Gazzada Schianno .
population
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year | 1751 | 1805 | 1853 | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1951 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Residents | 410 | 463 | * 681 | 873 | 1062 | 1532 | 2020 | 3595 | 4593 | 4842 | 5248 | 5240 | 5266 | 5253 |
- 1809 merger with Caronno Ghiringhello
traffic
Castronno is on the A8 autostrada from Milan to Varese. The former State Road 341 (now a provincial road) also runs through the municipality. Castronno station is served by trains on the Gallarate – Varese line.
Attractions
- Parish Church of Santi Nazario e Celso
- Sant'Alessandro Church
- Oratorio Santi Pietro e Paolo
- Oratory of San Rocco
- Villa Puricelli
- Villa Aletti
literature
- Castronno (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
Web links
Commons : Castronno - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Castronno (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 17, 2015.
- Castronno (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
- Castronno (Italian) on lombardia.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni/va
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.