Cardano al Campo

Coordinates: 45°40′N 08°44′E / 45.667°N 8.733°E / 45.667; 8.733
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Cardano al Campo
Comune di Cardano al Campo
Coat of arms of Cardano al Campo
Location of Cardano al Campo
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Cardano al Campo is located in Italy
Cardano al Campo
Cardano al Campo
Location of Cardano al Campo in Italy
Cardano al Campo is located in Lombardy
Cardano al Campo
Cardano al Campo
Cardano al Campo (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°40′N 08°44′E / 45.667°N 8.733°E / 45.667; 8.733
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceVarese (VA)
Government
 • MayorAngelo Bellora
Area
 • Total9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2008)[2]
 • Total13,757
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
DemonymCardanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21010
Dialing code0331
Patron saintSant'Anastasio
Saint dayJanuary 22
WebsiteOfficial website

Cardano al Campo is a town and comune (municipality) located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.

Cardano al Campo is located strategically for his economy, since it can be found at only 2 km from Milan-Malpensa Airport. Apart from that, the town is distant 35 km from Milano.

Origins of the name

The name of the town is strictly connected to various historical events, as suggested by historians.

The different assumptions considered: - carduus, a genus of flowering plants; -kar, a rock or a rocky terrain.

Main Sight

Religious Architecture

  • Church of Sant'Anastasio Martire

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. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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