Olgiate Comasco

Olgiate Comasco (Comasco: Olgiaa [ulˈdʒaː]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Milan and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southwest of Como. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree in 1998.

Olgiate Comasco Olgiaa (Lombard)
Comune
Città di Olgiate Comasco
Coat of arms
Location of Olgiate Comasco
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Coordinates: 45°47′N 8°58′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Como (CO)
Frazioni	Baragiola, Somaino, Rongio, Casletto, Cantalupo, Boscone, Gerbo
Government
• Mayor	Simone Moretti
Area [1]
• Total	10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017[2])[3]
• Total	11,651
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Demonym	Olgiatesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22077
Dialing code	031
Website	Official website

Olgiate borders the following municipalities: Albiolo, Beregazzo con Figliaro, Colverde, Faloppio, Lurate Caccivio, Oltrona di San Mamette, Solbiate, Somaino

Main sights

There are three churches in Olgiate Comasco,

• St. Ippolito e Cassiano, sited in the downtown
• St. Gerardo
• Annunziata, in the frazione Somaino.

Twin towns

• Liancourt, France
• Pesterzsébet, Budapest, Hungary
• San Cataldo, Italy

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.