Cardano al Campo
Municipality in Lombardy, Italy
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Cardano al Campo is a town and comune (municipality) located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
Cardano al Campo
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| Comune di Cardano al Campo | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Cardano al Campo Location of Cardano al Campo in Italy  Cardano al Campo Cardano al Campo (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′N 08°44′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Varese (VA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angelo Bellora |
| Area | |
• Total | 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2008)[2] | |
• Total | 13,757 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cardanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21010 |
| Dialing code | 0331 |
| Patron saint | Sant'Anastasio |
| Saint day | 22 January |
| Website | Official website |
Cardano al Campo is situated 2 km from Milan-Malpensa Airport and 35 km from Milan, being an affluent suburban town of the Milan metropolitan area.
The comune of Cardano al Campo is part of the natural area of the Parco naturale lombardo della Valle del Ticino and includes wooded areas with cycling trails.
Origins of the name
Historians believe the name of the town may be derived from either carduus, a genus of flowering plants, or "-kar", a rock or a rocky terrain.
