Vergiate 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) in the
Province of Varese
The province of Varese ( it, provincia di Varese) is a 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 headquarters of the Agu ...
in the Italian region
Lombardy
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, located about 45 km 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 ...
and about 15 km southwest 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 ca ...
. As of 31 December 2018 it had a population of 8,716
Vergiate borders the following municipalities:
Arsago Seprio
Arsago Seprio is a town and '' comune'' located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy
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Casale Litta
Casale Litta is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Varese.
Casale Litta borders the following municipalities: Bodio Lomnago, Crosio del ...
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Comabbio
Comabbio is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Varese. On 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,025 and an area of .All demographics ...
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Golasecca,
Mercallo
Mercallo is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,761 and an area of .All demographi ...
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Mornago
Mornago is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is about 45 km northwest of Milan and about 10 km southwest of Varese. It has a population of 5011 inhabitants and an area of 12 km ...
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Sesto Calende
Sesto Calende is a town and ''comune'' located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
It is at the southern tip of Lake Maggiore, where the Ticino River starts to flow towards the Po River
The Po ( , ; la, Padu ...
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Somma Lombardo,
Varano Borghi
Varano Borghi is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,242 and an area of .All demog ...
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People
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Giorgio Locatelli
Giorgio Locatelli (born 6 April 1963) is an Italian Michelin starred chef and restaurateur working and living in the United Kingdom.
Early life
Locatelli was brought up in Corgeno in the comune of Vergiate on the banks of Lake Comabbio, no ...
, chef and expatriate in England. He and
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Andrew Michael Graham-Dixon (born 26 December 1960) is a British art historian and broadcaster.
Life and career
Early life and education
Andrew Graham-Dixon is a son of the barrister Anthony Philip Graham-Dixon (1929–2012), Q.C., and ...
are known for their ''Sicily Unpacked'' and ''Italy Unpacked'' television series.
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Enrico Baj
Enrico Baj (October 31, 1924 – June 15, 2003)June 15 according to the Guardian, June 17 according to the-artists.org was an Italian artist and writer on art. Many of his works show an obsession with nuclear war. He created prints, sculptures ...
, Italian writer and artist. He moved in the late 1950s in Vergiate and died there in 2003. The city has also a square dedicated to him.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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