Gavirate
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Varese (VA) | |
Local name | Gaviràa | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ' N , 8 ° 43' E | |
height | 261 m slm | |
surface | 13.34 km² | |
Residents | 9,291 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 696 inhabitants / km² | |
Factions | Groppello, Oltrona al Lago, Voltorre | |
Post Code | 21026 | |
prefix | 0332 | |
ISTAT number | 012072 | |
Popular name | gaviratesi | |
Patron saint | John (Apostle) ( December 27th ) | |
Website | Gavirate | |
Gavirate |
Gavirate is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region .
geography
The municipality is located about nine kilometers west-northwest of Varese between the northern shore of Lake Varese and the Parco del Campo dei Fiori . The covers an area of 13.34 km² . The groups Groppello , Oltrona al Lago and Voltorre belong to Gavirate . The neighboring municipalities are Barasso , Bardello , Besozzo , Biandronno , Casciago , Cocquio-Trevisago , Comerio , Cuvio and Varese.
population
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year | 1751 | 1805 | 1809 | 1853 | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1951 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2017 | 2018 |
Residents | 770 | 1044 | * 2764 | 1753 | 3268 | 3901 | 4344 | 5084 | 8271 | 9108 | 9400 | 9209 | 9337 | 9374 |
Attractions
- Parish church of San Giovanni Evangelista with organ (1901) by Vincenzo Mascioni
- Voltorre Monastery (12th century)
- Villa de Ambrosis
- Morselli Park.
traffic
Gavirate is on the state road 394 from Varese towards Lake Maggiore . Gavirates station is on the Saronno – Laveno railway line . Another train station on this route has existed since 1991 in the Verbano district.
Sports
- European Training Center (ETC) run by the Australian Sports Commission
- rowing
- Olympic Games Sydney 2000: Elia Luini with Leonardo Pettinari in the lightweight double scull (silver); Giovanni Calabrese with Nicola Sartori in a double scull (bronze);
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2008: Graziana Saccocci and Alessandro Franzetti with others in a mixed foursome with helmsman (gold)
- Unione Polisportiva (UP) Gavirate
- Athletics section
- Football section, founded in 1992
Personalities
- Giuseppe Ferrari (born March 7, 1811 in Milan , † July 1, 1876 in Rome ), Italian historian, philosopher and politician
- Guido Morselli (born August 15, 1912 in Bologna , † July 31, 1973 in Varese ), Italian novelist
- Gianni Rodari (1920–1980), writer, graduated from school in Gavirate
- Angela Giussani (born June 10, 1922 in Milan; † February 12, 1987 in Gavirate) and Giuliana Giussani (born April 19, 1928 in Milan; † March 31, 2001 ibid), comic artists, authors of Diabolik
- Elia Luini (* 1979), world rowing champion, born in Gavirate
- Cameron Wurf (born August 3, 1983 in Hobart ), an Australian cyclist and former rower
literature
- Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 196.
- Giacomo Corna Pellegrini: Milano e laghi: Varese, il Ticino e il Verbano, Como, Lecco e il Lario, Monza, la Brianza e l'Adda: guide d'Italia. Touring Editore, Milano 1998, Gavirate Online in Italian
Web links
Commons : Gavirate - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Gavirate (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 20, 2015.
- Gavirate (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
- Gavirate (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
- Gavirate (Italian) on lombardia.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni/va
- Renzo Dionigi: Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, interior view on www.flickr.com
- Renzo Dionigi: Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, organ on www.flickr.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Oltrona al Lago
- ↑ Monastery of Voltorre (Italian) called on lombardiabeniculturali.it, December 20, 2015.