Lonate Ceppino is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Varese in the
Italian
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region
Lombardy, located about northwest of
Milan
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and about south of
Varese
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.
Lonate Ceppino borders the following municipalities:
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
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,
Castelseprio,
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 ...
,
Tradate
Tradate is a city and ''comune'' located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is located from the city of Varese (the province's capital), and according to the 2018 census Tradate's population was 18,983. It r ...
,
Venegono Inferiore
Venegono Inferiore 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 2018, it had a population of 6,097 and an area of .A ...
. It is crossed by the
Olona
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and its affluent, the Bozzone.
The name of the town has
Celtic origins
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. The word Lonate seems to derive from the
Celtic
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word Lona, which means
water puddle. The name's origin is also confirmed by the presence of a water spring, which is located near the old church. In ancient times, this water spring was believed to be
miraculous.
References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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