Gavirate
Encyclopedia
Gavirate is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Varese
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 60 km northwest of Milan
and about 10 km northwest of Varese
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,438 and an area of 13.3 km².
The municipality of Gavirate contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Oltrona al Lago, Voltorre, Groppello, Le Vigne, Fignano, Groppoto, Forte di Orino, Fienile delle Pianezze, Armino, Pozzolo, Cual, Case dei Monti, Ronco, and M.o Benedetto.
Gavirate borders the following municipalities: Barasso
, Bardello
, Besozzo
, Biandronno
, Casciago
, Cocquio-Trevisago
, Comerio
, Cuvio
, Varese
.
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 60 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 10 km northwest 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 9,438 and an area of 13.3 km².
The municipality of Gavirate 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) Oltrona al Lago, Voltorre, Groppello, Le Vigne, Fignano, Groppoto, Forte di Orino, Fienile delle Pianezze, Armino, Pozzolo, Cual, Case dei Monti, Ronco, and M.o Benedetto.
Gavirate borders the following municipalities: Barasso
Barasso
Barasso is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.Barasso has a population of 1694 people . In the fourth century, Emperor Teodosio commissioned S.Giulio to build a church here.Visit http://www.comune.barasso.va.it/ for more information in the...
, Bardello
Bardello
Bardello is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy....
, Besozzo
Besozzo
Besozzo is a town and municipality located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.-Overview:Besozzo hosts a small historical centre with churches and noble houses, so-called Palazzi, in its upper part which is in part pedestrian zone, and a vivid modern centre with...
, Biandronno
Biandronno
Biandronno is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy....
, Casciago
Casciago
Casciago is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 4 km west of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,960 and an area of 4.0 km²....
, Cocquio-Trevisago
Cocquio-Trevisago
Cocquio-Trevisago is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 12 km northwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,701 and an area of 9.6 km².Cocquio-Trevisago borders the following...
, Comerio
Comerio
Comerio is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northwest of Milan and about 8 km west of Varese...
, Cuvio
Cuvio
Cuvio is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 12 km northwest of Varese...
, 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 :...
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