Golasecca

Golasecca (Varesotto: Vorasecca or Gorasecca) is a town and comune in the province of Varese, Lombardy (Northern Italy).

Golasecca Vorasecca / Gorasecca (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Golasecca
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°42′N 08°39′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Varese (VA)
Government
• Mayor	Claudio Ventimiglia
Area [1]
• Total	7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (31 December 2010)[2]
• Total	2,694
• Density	380/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Golasecchesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21010
Dialing code	0331
Website	Official website

It has given its name to the Golasecca culture, a prehistoric civilization who lived in the Ticino River area from the Bronze Age until the 1st century BC.