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Arcisate

Coordinates: 45°52′N 08°52′E / 45.867°N 8.867°E / 45.867; 8.867
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Arcisate
Comune di Arcisate
Piazza Alcide De Gasperi
Coat of arms of Arcisate
Location of Arcisate
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Arcisate is located in Italy
Arcisate
Arcisate
Location of Arcisate in Italy
Arcisate is located in Lombardy
Arcisate
Arcisate
Arcisate (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°52′N 08°52′E / 45.867°N 8.867°E / 45.867; 8.867
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceVarese (VA)
FrazioniBrenno Useria, Velmaio
Government
 • MayorAngelo Pierobon
Area
 • Total
12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
372 m (1,220 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017)[2]
 • Total
9,955
 • Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
DemonymArcisatesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21051
Dialing code0332
Patron saintSt. Victor
Saint day8 May
WebsiteOfficial website

Arcisate is a comune (municipality) in the province of Varese, in the Italian region of Lombardy. The celebrated Arcisate Treasure of Roman silverware was found in the town in the nineteenth century. It is now in the British Museum.[3]

The Campanile in Arcisate
The Arcisate Treasure in the British Museum

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ British Museum Collection