Turate

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Turate
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Turate (Italy)
Turate
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Como  (CO)
Local name Türaa
Coordinates 45 ° 39 ′  N , 9 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 39 ′ 30 ″  N , 9 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E
height 240  m slm
surface 10.12 km²
Residents 9,541 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 943 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 22078
prefix 02
ISTAT number 013227
Popular name Turatesi
Patron saint Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus ( June 29 )
Website Turate
Turate municipality in the province of Como

Turate is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 9541 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Como in Lombardy . The municipality is located about 19 kilometers south-southwest of Como and about 24 kilometers northwest of Milan . Turate borders directly on the province of Varese .

history

712 Turate is first mentioned as Thurao . The community is located in the settlement area of ​​the Insubrians and the Lombards .

traffic

Turate is on the A 9 autostrada , which leads to Como and further into Ticino , Switzerland . There is a motorway connection. The former state road 233 also runs through the municipality in a north-westerly direction to Varese . The Gerenzano-Turate station is on the Saronno – Laveno railway line , but it is located in the neighboring municipality of Gerenzano .

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo (17th century)
  • Sanctuary of Madonna di Campagna (14th century)
  • Palazzo Ala Ponzone (17th century)
Giuseppe Guzzetti

sons and daughters of the town

  • Damiano Giulio Guzzetti (* 1959), Bishop of Moroto ( Kenya )
  • Giuseppe Guzzetti (born May 27, 1934 in Turate), banker, politician and lawyer

Sports

  • Basket 2000 Turate
  • Società Calcistica Insubria Caronnese Turate

literature

  • Turate on tuttitalia.it/lombardia

Web links

Commons : Turate  - 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 Santi Pietro e Paolo (photo)
  3. ↑ Sanctuary of the Madonna di Campagna (photo)
  4. ↑ Palazzo Ala Ponzone (photo)