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Olgiate Comasco

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Olgiate Comasco
Città di Olgiate Comasco
Location of Olgiate Comasco
Map
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
Province Como (CO)
FrazioniBaragiola, Somaino, Rongio, Casletto, Cantalupo, Boscone, Gerbo
Government
 • MayorCorrado Conforto Galli (commissar)
Area
 • Total10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (December 2004[2])[3]
 • Total10,829
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
DemonymOlgiatesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22077
Dialing code031

Olgiate Comasco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Milan and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Como. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree in 1998.

Olgiate borders the following municipalities: Albiolo, Beregazzo con Figliaro, Faloppio, Gironico, Lurate Caccivio, Oltrona di San Mamette, Parè, Solbiate

Main sights

There are three churches in Olgiate Comasco,

  • St. Ippolito e Cassiano, sited in the downtown
  • St. San Gerardo
  • Annunziata, in the frazione Somaino.

Twin towns

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.