Somma Lombardo

Somma Lombardo (Suma in lombard) is a town in the province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 16 June 1959.

Somma Lombardo
Comune
Città di Somma Lombardo
Coat of arms
Location of Somma Lombardo
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Coordinates: 45°41′N 08°42′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Varese (VA)
Frazioni	Case Nuove, Coarezza, Maddalena, Mezzana
Government
• Mayor	Stefano Bellaria
Area [1]
• Total	30.51 km2 (11.78 sq mi)
Elevation	282 m (925 ft)
Population  (28 February 2021)[2]
• Total	17,482
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Sommesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21019
Dialing code	0331
Patron saint	Sant'Agnese
Saint day	21 January
Website	Official website

Industry

The airline Neos has its head office in the city.^[3]

History

The town was strategically located on the consular Roman road, passing from the town of Sesto Calende and linking Milan to Verbano.

In medieval times, the city was under the jurisdiction of the nearby town of Arsago Seprio, an important political centre of the region.^{[citation needed]}

In the forest around Somma, various vestiges of trenches and landing strips dating back to the Second World War can still be found.

People

• Giuseppina Aliverti (1894–1982), geophysicist remembered for developing the Aliverti-Lovera method of measuring the radioactivity of water
• Niccolò Sfondrati, Pope Gregory XIV
• Valerio Valeri, anthropologist^[4]