Mesenzana

Mesenzana
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Varese  (VA)
Local name	Mesensàna
Coordinates	45 ° 57 '  N , 8 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 56 '50 "  N , 8 ° 45' 30"  E
height	305  m slm
surface	4.91 km²
Residents	1,613 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	329 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	21030
prefix	0332
ISTAT number	012102
Popular name	mesenzanesi
Patron saint	Presentation of the Lord ( February 2 )
Website	Mesenzana

Mesenzana municipality in the province of Varese

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

geography

The municipality is located about 15.5 kilometers north-northwest of Varese , belongs to the Comunità Montana Valli del Luinese and covers an area of ​​4.91  km² . Mesenzana includes the Alpe Cavoglio, Cà Bianca Nuova, Gesiola del Monte San Martino, Le Cascine, Malpensata, Maro, Molino d'Anna, Pezza, Pianazzo and Piatta fractions. The Lago Maggiore is 5 kilometers northwest of Mesenzana. The Chiesone flows into the Margorabbia river here . The neighboring municipalities are Brissago-Valtravaglia , Cassano Valcuvia , Duno , Grantola and Montegrino Valtravaglia .

population

Population development
year	1751	1805	1809	1853	1871	1901	1921	1951	1971	1991	2001	2011	2016	2018
Residents	310	401	* 1101	578	613	728	656	* 636	835	1020	1231	1486	1523	1534

• 1809 Merger with Brissago , Grantola and Roggiano
• 1927 Merger with Brissago

traffic

The state road 394 runs through the town of Varese to the Swiss border.

Attractions

• Purificazione di Maria parish church preserves an artistic organ, a work from 1866 by Adeodato Bossi Urbani.
• Massive medieval square tower.

literature

• Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 224.
• Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Mesenzana Online (Italian) on books.google.ch
• Marino Viganò: Valtravaglia. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2012 .

Web links

Commons : Mesenzana  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mesenzana (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it/luoghi
• Mesenzana (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
• Mesenzana (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
• Mesenzana (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.