Golasecca
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Varese (VA) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 42 ′ N , 8 ° 39 ′ E | |
height | 280 m slm | |
surface | 7.44 km² | |
Residents | 2,635 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 354 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 21010 | |
prefix | 0331 | |
ISTAT number | 012077 | |
Popular name | golasecchesi | |
Patron saint | Assumption of the Virgin Mary ( August 15 ) | |
Website | Golasecca |
Golasecca is a municipality with 2635 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Varese ( Lombardy ) in Italy .
geography
The municipality is located on the Ticino River and covers an area of 7.44 km² . The neighboring municipalities are Castelletto sopra Ticino ( NO ), Sesto Calende , Somma Lombardo and Vergiate .
history
The place was named for the Golasecca culture of the Iron Age .
population
Population development | ||||||||||||||
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year | 1751 | 1805 | 1853 | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1951 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Residents | 1200 | 1287 | * 1604 | 1926 | 1876 | 1607 | 1985 | 2430 | 2531 | 2485 | 253 | 2714 | 2704 | 2729 |
- 1811 Merger with Sesto Calende
Attractions
- Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta (1846/1849)
- Romanesque church of San Michele (12th century)
- San Rocco church (14th century) with frescoes San Rocco , San Sebastiano , Cosma e Damiano ; Madonna in the apse and Visconti coat of arms
- Church of Santi Simone e Giuda or del Lazzaretto
- Santa Maria degli Angeli church (15th century)
- Church of Sant'Antonio abate
- Oratory of San Pietro al pescatore
- Fountain Ul Navel (1898)
- Centro Multimediale Museale per l'Archeologia
- Il Monsorino necropolis
- Antiquarium in the parish hall with paleontological finds (Golasecca I and II)
- Diga della Miorina
Personalities
- Filippo Pagnamenta (1826–1892), Councilor and Major General
literature
- Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 180.
- Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Golasecca Online in Italian.
Web links
Commons : Golasecca - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Golasecca (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 21, 2015.
- Golasecca (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
- Golasecca (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
- Golasecca (Italian) on lombardia.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni/va
- Golasecca on de.lagomaggiore.net, accessed November 25, 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.