Origgio
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Varese (VA) | |
Local name | Uricc | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 36 ' N , 9 ° 1' E | |
height | 194 m slm | |
surface | 8.05 km² | |
Residents | 7,938 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 986 inhabitants / km² | |
Factions | Cascina Muschiona, Cascina Broggio, Villa Regina | |
Post Code | 21040 | |
prefix | 02 | |
ISTAT number | 012109 | |
Popular name | orrigesi | |
Patron saint | Birth of Mary ( September 8th ) | |
Website | Origgio |
Origgio is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) in the province of Varese in Lombardy .
geography
The municipality includes the fractions Cascina Muschiona, Cascina Broggio, Villa Regina and is located about 28 kilometers southeast of Varese , about 19 kilometers northwest of Milan . Origgio borders directly on the metropolitan city of Milan . The neighboring municipalities are Caronno Pertusella , Cerro Maggiore (MI), Lainate (MI), Nerviano (MI), Saronno and Uboldo .
history
From Oleoductus, the Roman name of Origgio, came the Via Varesina , which connected Mediolanum ( Milan ) with Luganum ( Lugano ) and led through Baretium ( Varese ).
Origgio appears with different names on different historical documents: Oleoductus, Oleoductum, Uduluctum, Uduluctum and Urugio.
population
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year | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2016 | 2018 |
Residents | 1805 | 1900 | 1789 | 1963 | 2462 | 3972 | 4454 | 5127 | 5882 | 6379 | 7416 | 7705 | 7827 |
traffic
Origgio is on the A9 autostrada from Lainate to Como or Chiasso (Switzerland). Furthermore, the former state road 233 (today provincial road) runs through the municipality. Origgio is served by S-Bahn Milan with lines S1 and S3.
Attractions
- Parish Church of Beata Vergine Maria Immacolata Concezione, built in the 18th century, preserves paintings of the life of Carlo Borromeo
- Ancient church of San Giorgio, mentioned in 1181
- Sanctuary of Madonna del Bosco
- Schiaparelli tower
- Borromeo Castle
- Villa Borletti
Personalities
- Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (born March 14, 1835 in Savigliano , † July 4, 1910 in Milan ), astronomer, from 1864 to 1900 director of the Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera in Milan
- Carlo Airoldi (1869–1929), athlete, marathon runner
literature
- Origgio on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
Web links
- Origgio (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 17, 2015.
- Origgio (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia/
- Origgio (Italian) on lombardia.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni/va
- Origgio (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.