Golasecca
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Golasecca
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| Comune di Golasecca | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Golasecca Location of Golasecca in Italy  Golasecca Golasecca (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′N 08°39′E / 45.700°N 8.650°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Varese (VA) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudio Ventimiglia |
| Area | |
• Total | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 2,694 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Golasecchesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21010 |
| Dialing code | 0331 |
| Website | Official website |
Golasecca (Varesotto: Vorasecca or Gorasecca) is a town and comune in the province of Varese, Lombardy (Northern Italy).
It has given its name to the Golasecca culture, a prehistoric civilization who lived in the Ticino River area from the Bronze Age until the 1st century BC.
