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Ispra is a comune an smaw toun on the eastren shore o Loch Maggiore, in the province o Varese (Lombardy, northren Italy).
Ispra | |
|---|---|
Comune | |
| Comune di Ispra | |
Lake Maggiore seen from Ispra. | |
 Coat airms | |
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  Ispra Location o Ispra in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′50″N 08°36′43″E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Varese (VA) |
| Frazioni | Barza, Cascine, Quassa |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Gozzi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (31 January 2009[1]) | |
| • Total | 5,086 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ispresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21027 |
| Diallin code | 0332 |
| Patron saunt | St. Martin o Tours |
| Saunt day | 11 November |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Some o the main Institutes o the Joint Research Centre (JRC) o the European Commission (EC) are locatit thare, includin the Institute for the Protection an the Security o the Citizen (IPSC), the Institute for Environment an Sustainability (IES) an the Institute for Halth an Consumer Protection (IHCP), as well as the Ispra steid Directorate (IS).
Locally, the research establishment is referred tae as the CCR (Centro Comune di Ricerca) or as EURATOM - based on its history in nuclear research. The steid still contains a nummer o experimental nuclear reactors in the process o bein decommissioned.[2]
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