Morazzone is a ''
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 ...
'' (municipality) of c. 4,000 inhabitants in the
province of Varese in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region
Lombardy, located about northwest of
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
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 ...
. It is served by
Gazzada-Schianno-Morazzone railway station.
Morazzone borders the following municipalities:
Brunello,
Caronno Varesino
Caronno Varesino 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 4,761 and an area of .All demog ...
,
Castiglione Olona
Castiglione Olona is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Varese, in Lombardy. As of 31 December 2015, it has a population of 7,753 inhabitants.
History
The town of Castiglione Olona rose around the fifth century CE under the Roman Empire doma ...
,
Castronno,
Gazzada Schianno
Gazzada Schianno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about south of Varese. It is served by Gazzada-Schianno-Morazzone railway station.
Gazzada Sch ...
,
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 ...
,
Lozza.
File:Morazzone-Stemma.png, Old coat of arms
Sister towns
*
Wimblington
Wimblington is a village in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 1700 as of the 2001 census, including Stonea and increasing to 2,211 at the 2011 Census.
History
The place-name 'Wimblington' is first attested in a docu ...
, England, United Kingdom (2007);
*
Békésszentandrás
Békésszentandrás is a village in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
Geography
Békésszentandrás, the western gate of Békés county, lies along the left bank of the Hármas-Körös River. The territory ...
, Hungary (2016).
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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