Cardano al Campo | |
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| Comune di Cardano al Campo | |
Coat of arms  | |
Location of Cardano al Campo  | |
)  Cardano al Campo Location of Cardano al Campo in Italy ) Cardano al Campo Cardano al Campo (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′N 08°44′E / 45.667°N 8.733°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Varese (VA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angelo Bellora |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,757 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Cardanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21010 |
| Dialing code | 0331 |
| Patron saint | Sant'Anastasio |
| Saint day | January 22 |
| Website | Official website |
Cardano al Campo is a town, comune (municipality) and suburb of Milan located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
Cardano al Campo is located strategically for its economy, since it can be found at only 2 km from Milan-Malpensa Airport. Apart from that, the town is distant 35 km from Milan, being an affluent suburban town of the Milan metropolitan area .
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
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links
- Cardano al Campo (in Italian)