Gallarate

Gallarate
City of Gallarate
Church of Santa Maria Assunta.
Church of Santa Maria Assunta.
Coat of arms of Gallarate
Location of Gallarate
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Gallarate is located in Italy
Gallarate
Gallarate
Location of Gallarate in Italy
Gallarate is located in Lombardy
Gallarate
Gallarate
Gallarate (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°40′N 8°48′E / 45.667°N 8.800°E / 45.667; 8.800
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceVarese (VA)
Government
 • MayorAndrea Cassani (Northern League)
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
238 m (781 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2014)[2]
 • Total52,857
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
DemonymGallaratesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21013
Dialing code0331
Patron saintSt. Cristopher
Saint day25 July
WebsiteOfficial website
Church of San Pietro.

Gallarate (Italian: [ɡallaˈraːte]; Lombard: Galaraa) is a city and comune of Alto Milanese of Lombardy and of Milan metropolitan area, northern Italy, in the Province of Varese. It has a population of some 54,000 people.

It is the junction of railways to Varese, Laveno and Arona (for the Simplon). Some 10 kilometres (6 miles) to the west are the electric works of Vizzola, where 23,000 hp are derived from the river Ticino.[3] Its territory is crossed by the river Arnetta and belongs to the Ticino Natural Park.

The city had a strong textile industry in the first part of the 19th century.

In common with other nearby cities, such as Casorate Sempione and Samarate, its name comes from Latin.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gallarate". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 413.