Orsenigo (Lombardy)

Orsenigo
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Como  (CO)
Local name	Ursenìg
Coordinates	45 ° 47 '  N , 9 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 46 '40 "  N , 9 ° 11' 0"  E
height	390  m slm
surface	4.5 km²
Residents	2,703 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	601 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	22030
prefix	031
ISTAT number	013170
Popular name	Orsenighesi
Website	Orsenigo

Orsenigo Parish Church

Orsenigo municipality in the province of Como

Orsenigo is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2703 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Como in Lombardy . The municipality is located about 9 kilometers east-southeast of Como .

traffic

The former state road 342 runs through the municipality from Bergamo to Varese . On the border to the neighboring municipality of Alzate Brianza is the Aeroporto di Alzate Brianza , which is primarily used as a glider airfield.

Attractions

• Parish Church of San Martino (1894)
• Oratory Divina Maternità di Maria e di San Giovanni Battista (18th century)
• Villa del Soldo (20th century)
• Archaeological finds (4th – 3rd century BC) near Soldo

Personalities

• Aldo Pifferi (1938), racing cyclist
• Simone d'Orsenigo , (* 14th century), architect of the Milan Cathedral
• Paolo Pedretti (1906–1983), racing cyclist, Olympic champion 1932 in group track cycling

literature

• Orsenigo on tuttitalia.it/lombardia

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Parish Church of San Martino (photo)
3. ↑ Oratorio Divina Maternità di Maria e di San Giovanni Battista (photo)
4. ↑ Villa del Soldo (photo)