Castronno

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Castronno
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Castronno (Italy)
Castronno
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Varese  (VA)
Local name Castron
Coordinates 45 ° 45 '  N , 8 ° 49'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 44 '45 "  N , 8 ° 48' 48"  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 municipality in the province of Varese
Castronno train station

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

Population development
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

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

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.