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  Img Coa Varese-Stemmapng
  City Comune di Varese
  Region Lombardy
  Province Varese (VA)
  Altitude 382
  Area Cityproper 54
  Population As Of December 31 , 2004
  Populationdensity 96,917
  Populationdensitymetric 1,795
  Timezone CET , UTC +1
  Coordinates
  Frazioni Avigno, Bizzozero, Biumo Inferiore, Biumo Superiore, Bobbiate, Bregazzana, Bustecche, Calcinate del Pesce, Calcinate degli Orrigoni, Campo dei Fiori, Capolago, Cartabbia, Casbeno, Lissago, Masnago, Prima Cappella, Rasa di Varese, San Fermo, Sangallo, Santa Maria del Monte, Sant'Ambrogio Olona, Schiranna, Velate
  Telephone 0332
  Postalcode 21100
  Gentilic Varesini
  Saint San Vittore
  Day May 8
  Mayor Attilio Fontana (from May 29 , 2006 )
  Website wwwcomunevareseit


Varese ( Dialect ; in Latin '''Baretium''') is a City in north-western Lombardy , northern Italy , 55 km north of Milan .

It is the capital of the Province Of Varese .


GEOGRAPHY

The province of Varese lies below the Alps , so mountains and hills constitute 32% and 46% of its territory respectively; other common features are River s (including the Ticino and Olona ) and glacial Lake
( Lake Maggiore , Lake Lugano , Lake Of Varese and four other smaller ones Lake Of Comabbio , Lake Of Monate , Lake Of Ghirla and Lake Of Ganna . The southern part of the province is in the Pianura Padana (the flat bottomland of the River Po ).


HISTORY

In 1859 , Giuseppe Garibaldi confronted Austria n forces led by Field Marshal-Lieutenant Carl Baron Urban next to Varese.

MAIN SIGHTS

It is most famous for the Sacro Monte , a place of Pilgrimage and worship.


ECONOMY

The economy of Varese is mainly based on industry and, to a lesser extent, specialized agriculture; some famous Varese-based firms are:

Varese is home to Malpensa International Airport , which serves the international traffic of Milan, Italy .


EDUCATION

Varese is the home of the European School, Varese , a European School established in 1960 for the children of European Union staff.



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