Albizzate | |
Official Name: | Comune di Albizzate |
Coordinates: | 45.7167°N 56°W |
Region: | Lombardy |
Province: | Varese (VA) |
Mayor: | Francesco Sommaruga |
Area Total Km2: | 3 |
Population Total: | 4911 |
Population Demonym: | Albizzatesi |
Elevation M: | 334 |
Saint: | Sant'Alessandro |
Day: | 26 August |
Postal Code: | 21041 |
Area Code: | 0331 |
Albizzate is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
It is served by Albizzate-Solbiate Arno railway station.
Coming from the Latin name of Arvidius (from Arvius), followed by the suffix -ate. Less likely, the name is believed to be connected to the presence of a castle that belonged to the family Albizzi.