Cardano al Campo

Cardano al Campo Cardan (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Cardano al Campo
Coat of arms
Location of Cardano al Campo
45°40′N 08°44′E / 45.667°N 8.733°E / 45.667; 8.733
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Varese (VA)
Government
• Mayor	Angelo Bellora
Area [1]
• Total	9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2008)[2]
• Total	13,757
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Cardanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21010
Dialing code	0331
Patron saint	Sant'Anastasio
Saint day	22 January
Website	Official website

Cardano al Campo is a town and comune (municipality) located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.

Cardano al Campo’s strategic location, only 2 km away from Milan-Malpensa Airport, makes it an ideal location for the local economy. Apart from that, the town is distant 35 km from Milan, being an affluent suburban town of the Milan metropolitan area.

Origins of the name

The name of the town is strictly connected to various historical events, as suggested by historians.

The different assumptions considered: - carduus, a genus of flowering plants; -kar, a rock or a rocky terrain.

Main Sight

Religious Architecture

• Church of Sant'Anastasio Martire

Twin towns

• Stigliano, Italy
• Zarautz, Spain

References

External links

• Cardano al Campo (in Italian)

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