Galliate

Galliate is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Turin, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest Milan and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Novara.

Galliate
Comune
Comune di Galliate
View of Galliate with the castle.
Coat of arms
Location of Galliate
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Coordinates: 45°29′N 8°42′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Novara (NO)
Government
• Mayor	Claudiano Di Caprio
Area [1]
• Total	29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Elevation	54 m (177 ft)
Population  (31 December 2015[2])[3]
• Total	15,701
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Galliatesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28066
Dialing code	0321
Website	Official website

Galliate borders the following municipalities: Cameri, Novara, Romentino, Cuggiono, Bernate Ticino, Robecchetto con Induno, Turbigo. It is home to a late-15th-century castle built under the Sforza family of Milan, and to the 16th-century sanctuary of Varallino, designed by Pellegrino Tibaldi.

The commune's territory is included in the Ticino River Natural Park.

Notable Galliatesi

• Achille Varzi (1904–1948), Grand Prix motor racing champion.
• Massimo Maccarone (born 1979), Italian international footballer.