Comerio

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Comerio
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Comerio (Italy)
Comerio
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Varese  (VA)
Local name Cumér
Coordinates 45 ° 50 '  N , 8 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 50 '29 "  N , 8 ° 44' 54"  E
height 380  m slm
surface 5.65 km²
Residents 2,931 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 519 inhabitants / km²
Factions Casa Muro, Villa Laughier, Vigne, Chignolo, Oroco, Picca, Quarte, Mattello, C.na Campi, Caddè, Cavernago, Grotta del Remeron, Grotta della Scondurava, Grotta del Motterello, Motterello, Punta Merigett
Post Code 21025
prefix 0332
ISTAT number 012055
Popular name comeriesi
Patron saint Hippolytus of Rome , Cassianus and Celsus ( August 13th )
Website Comerio
Comerio municipality in the province of Varese
Comerio station before 1950
Tram around 1930

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

geography

The municipality is located about seven kilometers west-northwest of Varese near Lake Varese and covers an area of ​​5.65  km² : Comerio includes the districts Casa Muro , Villa Laughier , Vigne , Chignolo , Oroco , Picca , Quarte , Mattello , Cascina Campi , Caddè , Cavernago , Grotta del Remeron , Grotta della Scondurava , Grotta del Motterello , Motterello and Punta Merigett . The neighboring communities are Barasso , Castello Cabiaglio , Cuvio and Gavirate .

history

In the 4th century BC, the area was reached by the Celts , who chose the strategic location between Milan and Lake Maggiore and Como to found the agglomeration of Kunmaer , the first name of the settlement. The name was changed over the years to Gunmeri , Gomeri , Gomera , Gomero and in the municipality time Comero and finally in today's Comerio .

population

Population development
year 1751 1805 1853 1881 1901 1921 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2016 2017 2018
Residents 313 426 * 638 952 1186 1403 1491 2026 2353 2352 2616 2843 2871 2904

traffic

State road 394 runs through the municipality from Varese to the Swiss border. The Barasso-Comerio train station is in the neighboring municipality of Barasso on the railway line from Saronno to Laveno .

Industry

In 1946, the Milanese entrepreneur Giovanni Borghi founded the household appliance manufacturer SIRI , better known as Ignis, specializing in the manufacture of household appliances. It was acquired by the Dutch multinational Philips in 1972 and became the property of the American Whirlpool Corporation in 1991 .

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Santi Ippolito e Cassiano

Sports

In 1958 Comerio was the stage of the Giro d'Italia .

Personalities

  • Guido Cesare Angelo Borghi (born September 27, 1883 in Milan, † January 19, 1957 in Comerio) an Italian entrepreneur, founder of the company "SIRI", better known as IGNIS, a company specializing in the manufacture of household appliances. He received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1956) .

literature

  • Comerio on tuttitalia.it/lombardia

Web links

Commons : Comerio  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Comerio (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 17, 2015.
  • Comerio (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
  • Comerio (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.