Casciago | |
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| Comune di Casciago | |
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Location of Casciago  | |
  Casciago Location of Casciago in Italy  Casciago Casciago (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′N 8°47′E / 45.817°N 8.783°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Varese (VA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mirko Reto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,613 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21020 |
| Dialing code | 0332 |
Casciago is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Milan and about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Varese. As of 1 December 2021, it had a population of 3.613 and an area of 4.0 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi).[3]
Casciago borders the following municipalities: Barasso, Gavirate, Luvinate, Varese.
Casciago could very well be the location of the ancient Cassiciacum, where Saint Augustine and a few friends lived together in a kind of philosophical commune after Augustine's conversion to Christianity.[4]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Peter Brown, Augustine of Hippo (London, 2000), p. 102