Lonate Ceppino
Encyclopedia
Lonate Ceppino is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Varese
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 35 km northwest of Milan
and about 13 km south of Varese
.
Lonate Ceppino borders the following municipalities: Cairate
, Castelseprio, Gornate-Olona
, Tradate
, Venegono Inferiore
. It is crossed by the Olona
and its affluent, the Bozzone.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Varese
Province of Varese
The Province of Varese is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese but its largest city is Busto Arsizio....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 35 km northwest of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 13 km south of Varese
Varese
Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...
.
Lonate Ceppino borders the following municipalities: Cairate
Cairate
Cairate is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km south of Varese....
, Castelseprio, Gornate-Olona
Gornate-Olona
Gornate Olona is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northwest of Milan and about 10 km southeast of Varese...
, Tradate
Tradate
Tradate is a city and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is located 15 km from the city of Varese , and according to the 2004 census Tradate's population was 16,259. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on...
, Venegono Inferiore
Venegono Inferiore
Venegono Inferiore is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km northwest of Milan and about 11 km southeast of Varese...
. It is crossed by the Olona
Olona
The Olona is a 71 km long Italian river, which runs through the provinces of Varese and Milan.The Olona has more than one source; in fact it has six main springs...
and its affluent, the Bozzone.