Albizzate
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| name = Albizzate
| official_name = Comune di Albizzate
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| image_skyline =Chiesa_di_Sant'Alessandro_Martire_(Albizzate)_02.jpg
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| image_alt =
| image_caption = Chiesa di Sant'Alessandro Martire
| image_shield = Albizzate-Stemma.svg
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| image_map = Map of comune of Albizzate (province of Varese, region Lombardy, Italy).svg
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| map_caption = Albizzate in the province of Varese
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| coordinates = {{coord|45|43|N|08|48|E|display=inline,title}}
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| region = Lombardy
| province = Varese (VA)
| frazioni =
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| mayor = Francesco Sommaruga
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 3
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 4911
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| population_demonym = Albizzatesi
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 334
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| saint = Sant'Alessandro
| day = 26 August
| postal_code = 21041
| area_code = 0331
| website = {{official website|http://www.albizzate.com/}}
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Albizzate is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
It is served by Albizzate-Solbiate Arno railway station.
Origins of the name
Coming from the Latin name of Arvidius (from Arvius), followed by the suffix -ate. Less likely, the name is believed to be connected to the presence of a castle that belonged to the family Albizzi.
Notable people
- Stefano Chiodaroli (1964), actor
- Lucia Bosetti (1989), volleyball player
References
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Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy
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