Somma Lombardo
Comune in Lombardy, Italy
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Somma Lombardo (Suma in lombard) is a town in the province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 16 June 1959.
Somma Lombardo | |
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| Città di Somma Lombardo | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Somma Lombardo Location of Somma Lombardo in Italy  Somma Lombardo Somma Lombardo (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′N 08°42′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Varese (VA) |
| Frazioni | Case Nuove, Coarezza, Maddalena, Mezzana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefano Bellaria |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.51 km2 (11.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2021)[2] | |
• Total | 17,482 |
| • Density | 573.0/km2 (1,484/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sommesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21019 |
| Dialing code | 0331 |
| Patron saint | Sant'Agnese |
| Saint day | 21 January |
| Website | Official website |
Industry
History
The town was strategically located on the consular Roman road, passing from the town of Sesto Calende and linking Milan to Verbano.
In medieval times, the city was under the jurisdiction of the nearby town of Arsago Seprio, an important political centre of the region.[citation needed]
In the forest around Somma, various vestiges of trenches and landing strips dating back to the Second World War can still be found.
People
- Giuseppina Aliverti (1894–1982), geophysicist remembered for developing the Aliverti-Lovera method of measuring the radioactivity of water
- Niccolò Sfondrati, Pope Gregory XIV
- Valerio Valeri, anthropologist[4]
