Golasecca
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Comune di Golasecca | |
Coordinates: 45°42′N 08°39′E / 45.700°N 8.650°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Province | Varese (VA) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claudio Ventimiglia |
Area | |
• Total | 7 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 2,694 |
• Density | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Golasecchesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 21010 |
Dialing code | 0331 |
Website | Official website |
Golasecca (Varesotto: Vorasecca or Gorasecca) is a town and comune in the province of Varese, Lombardy (Northern Italy).
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.