Cardano al Campo

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 Cardan (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Cardano al Campo
Coat of arms
Location of Cardano al Campo
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Coordinates: 45°40′N 08°44′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Varese (VA)
Government
• Mayor	Angelo Bellora
Area [1]
• 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 is situated 2 km from Milan-Malpensa Airport and 35 km from Milan, being an affluent suburban town of the Milan metropolitan area.

The comune of Cardano al Campo is part of the natural area of the Parco naturale lombardo della Valle del Ticino and includes wooded areas with cycling trails.

Origins of the name

Historians believe the name of the town may be derived from either carduus, a genus of flowering plants, or "-kar", a rock or a rocky terrain.

Notable Buildings

Religious Architecture

• Church of Sant'Anastasio Martire ^[3][4]
• Church of San Pietro^[5][6]
• Church of Natività di Maria Vergine^[7][8]
• Church of Santa Maria Nascente ^[9]

Twin towns

• Stigliano, Italy
• Zarautz, Spain