Vergiate
Encyclopedia
Vergiate is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Varese
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 45 km northwest of Milan
and about 15 km southwest of Varese
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,740 and an area of 21.6 km².
The municipality of Vergiate contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cimbro, Corgeno, Cuirone, and Sesona.
Vergiate borders the following municipalities: Arsago Seprio
, Casale Litta
, Comabbio
, Golasecca
, Mercallo
, Mornago
, Sesto Calende
, Somma Lombardo
, Varano Borghi
.
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 45 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 15 km southwest 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 :...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,740 and an area of 21.6 km².
The municipality of Vergiate contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cimbro, Corgeno, Cuirone, and Sesona.
Vergiate borders the following municipalities: Arsago Seprio
Arsago Seprio
Arsago Seprio is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.Famous for relevant archaeological remains of a Longobard necropolis as well a Romanic church and baptistery from the 9th and 10th Century AD...
, Casale Litta
Casale Litta
Casale Litta is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km northwest of Milan and about 10 km southwest of Varese....
, Comabbio
Comabbio
Comabbio is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 13 km southwest of Varese...
, Golasecca
Golasecca
Golasecca is a town and comune in the province of Varese, Lombardy .It has given its name to the Golasecca culture, a prehistoric civilization who lived in the Ticino River area from the Bronze Age until the 1st century BC....
, Mercallo
Mercallo
Mercallo is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km southwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,761 and an area of 5.3 km².Mercallo borders the following municipalities:...
, Mornago
Mornago
Mornago is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km northwest of Milan and about 10 km southwest of Varese...
, Sesto Calende
Sesto Calende
Sesto Calende is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.It is located at the southern tip of Lake Maggiore, where the Ticino River starts to flow towards the Po River. The main historical sights is the Abbey of San Donato, built in the...
, Somma Lombardo
Somma Lombardo
Somma Lombardo is a town and comune in the province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on June 16, 1959.The airline Neos has its head office in the city.-External links:* *...
, Varano Borghi
Varano Borghi
Varano Borghi is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 12 km southwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,242 and an area of 3.3 km².Varano Borghi borders the following...
.