Cislago
Encyclopedia
Cislago is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Varese
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 25 km northwest of Milan
and about 20 km southeast of Varese
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,118 and an area of 10.9 km².
The municipality of Cislago contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Massina, Santa Maria, and Cascina Visconta.
Cislago borders the following municipalities: Gerenzano
, Gorla Minore
, Limido Comasco
, Mozzate
, Rescaldina
, Turate
.
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 25 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 20 km southeast 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 9,118 and an area of 10.9 km².
The municipality of Cislago 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) Massina, Santa Maria, and Cascina Visconta.
Cislago borders the following municipalities: Gerenzano
Gerenzano
Gerenzano is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Varese....
, Gorla Minore
Gorla Minore
Gorla Minore is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Varese...
, Limido Comasco
Limido Comasco
Limido Comasco is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como...
, Mozzate
Mozzate
Mozzate is a comune in the southwestern part of the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy.It has an area of 10,36 km² and 7,505 inhabitants . The postal code of Mozzate is 22076, and the telephone code is 0331....
, Rescaldina
Rescaldina
Rescaldina is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan.-Geography:...
, Turate
Turate
Turate is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 30 km southeast of Como...
.