The Park Luigi Zanzi is an urban park 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 ...
, in Italy, located in the neighbourhood of
Schiranna, on the shore of
Lake Varese
Varese Lake ( it, Lago di Varese) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, in the north of Italy. It has an area of 14.5 km², a medium depth of 11 m, and a maximum depth of 23 m.
It hosted the Canoeing European Championships in 2012, the Wo ...
.
History
The park was created in the 1960s for the work of the Autonomous Living of Varese, whose president was
Luigi Zanzi.
Just at the behest of the latter, the park was created by reclaiming the area. His successor,
Giulio Nidoli, enhanced and improved it in 1970, the year in which it is purchased by the city of Varese.
Un parco nazional-popolare.
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The park today
The Park is the home of Varese Rowing.
In 2012 it hosted the European Championships of Rowing and in 2014 hosted the World Rowing U23 Championships
World Rowing U23 Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA
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References
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Parks in Lombardy