Albizzate is a town and ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' located in the

province of Varese The province of Varese ( it, provincia di Varese) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese (population of 80,857 inhabitants), but its largest city is Busto Arsizio. The head ...

, in the

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

region of northern

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. It is served by

Albizzate-Solbiate Arno railway station Albizzate-Solbiate Arno railway station is a railway station in Italy. Located on the Porto Ceresio–Milan railway, it serves the municipalities of Albizzate and Solbiate Arno. Services The station is served by the line S5 of Milan suburban ...

Origins of the Name

Coming from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

name of ''Arvidius'' (from ''Arvius''), followed by the suffix -''ate''. Less likely, the name is believed to be connected to the presence of a castle that belonged to the family Albizzi.

Notable people

* Stefano Chiodaroli (1964), actor *

Lucia Bosetti Lucia Bosetti (born 9 July 1989, Tradate) is an Italian professional volleyball player. She plays for Italy women's national volleyball team. She has competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is the daughter of Giuseppe Bosetti, former coach of ...

(1989), volleyball player

References

Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Varese-geo-stub