Cardano al Campo is a town and comune (municipality) located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
Cardano al Campo
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Coordinates: 45°40′N 08°44′E / 45.667°N 8.733°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Province | Varese (VA) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Angelo Bellora |
Area | |
• Total | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2008)[2] | |
• Total | 13,757 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Cardanesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 21010 |
Dialing code | 0331 |
Patron saint | Sant'Anastasio |
Saint day | 22 January |
Website | Official website |
Cardano al Campo’s strategic location, only 2 km away from Milan-Malpensa Airport, makes it an ideal location for the local economy. Apart from that, the town is distant 35 km from Milan, being an affluent suburban town of the Milan metropolitan area.
The name of the town is strictly connected to various historical events, as suggested by historians.
The different assumptions considered: - carduus, a genus of flowering plants; -kar, a rock or a rocky terrain.