Ispra
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Ispra | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| — Comune — | |||
| Comune di Ispra | |||
 |
|||
|
|||
 Ispra
|
|||
| Coordinates: 45°48′50″N 08°36′43″E / 45.81389°N 8.61194°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Lombardy | ||
| Province | Varese (VA) | ||
| Frazioni | Barza, Cascine, Quassa | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Paolo Gozzi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) | ||
| Population (31 January 2009[1]) | |||
| • Total | 5,086 | ||
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Ispresi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 21027 | ||
| Dialing code | 0332 | ||
| Patron saint | St. Martin of Tours | ||
| Saint day | 11 November | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Ispra is a comune and small town on the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore, in the province of Varese (Lombardy, northern Italy).
Some of the main Institutes of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission (EC) are located there, including the Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen (IPSC), the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) and the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP), as well as the Ispra site Directorate (IS).
Locally, the research establishment is referred to as the CCR (Centro Comune di Ricerca) or as EURATOM - based on its history in nuclear research. The site still contains a number of experimental nuclear reactors in the process of being decommissioned.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Data from Istat
- ^ nuclear reactors
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This article on a location in the Province of Varese is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
