Castellanza
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Castellanza is a small town in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, situated in the province of Varese near the border with Milan province. While it is primarily a local administrative unit, its location in the industrialized Lombardy region makes it part of an economically significant area in northern Italy.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Castellanza
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Castellanza
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Castellanza LIUC.jpg
- Italian comune.image_map
- Map of comune of Castellanza (province of Varese, region Lombardy, Italy).svg
- Italian comune.region
- Lombardy
- Italian comune.province
- Varese (VA)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Castegnate, Buon Gesù
- Italian comune.mayor
- Cristina Borroni (acting mayor since 26 April 2024)
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 6
- Italian comune.population_total
- 14077
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 01/01/2023
- Italian comune.population_demonym
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Castellanza is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, along the boundary of the province of Milan, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
==Overview== The toponym refers to the castellanze (plural form, singular castellanza), defensive territorial unities who rose around castles and other strong points in the then county of Seprio. The Olona river divides Castellanza in the two main boroughs of Castellanza proper and Castegnate. The town is renowned for its in 1991 founded private University Carlo Cattaneo (also known as LIUC). The main church of the city is the Church of San Giulio, Castellanza which is located in Paolo VI Square.