Casciago

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 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,960 and an area of 4.0 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi).[3]

Casciago
Comune di Casciago
Location of Casciago
Casciago
Location of Casciago in Italy
Casciago
Casciago (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°49′N 8°47′E
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceProvince of Varese (VA)
Government
  MayorAndrea Zanotti
Area
  Total4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Dec. 2004)[2]
  Total3,960
  Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21020
Dialing code0332

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]

Demographic evolution

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. Peter Brown, Augustine of Hippo (London, 2000), p. 102



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