Castelseprio is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) 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
Italian
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region
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 ...
, located about northwest of
Milan
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and about south of
Varese
Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559.
It is the c ...
, bordering the municipalities of
Cairate
Cairate is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about south of Varese.
Cairate borders the following municipalities: Carnago, Cassano Magnago, Castelseprio, ...
,
Carnago
Carnago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about south of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,831 and an area of .All demographics and ...
,
Gornate-Olona
Gornate-Olona (''Gornà'' in the local dialect of Lombard language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southeast of Varese. As of 31 December 2015 ...
and
Lonate Ceppino
Lonate Ceppino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about south of Varese.
Lonate Ceppino borders the following municipalities: Cairate, Castelseprio, Go ...
.
The main centre, formerly known as ''Vico Seprio'' (a name still in informal local use) is near the historically significant ruins of the ancient and medieval city of
Castelseprio, which are today in an ''archaeological zone'' open to the public at the normal hours. The site is most famous for the Byzantinesque
fresco
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s in the small Church of ''Santa Maria foris portas'', a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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since 2011.
The modern village of Castelseprio has a population of 1,276
[As of 31 December 2004] and area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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