Lozza | |
Official Name: | Comune di Lozza |
Coordinates: | 45.7833°N 59°W |
Region: | Lombardy |
Province: | Varese (VA) |
Mayor: | Giuseppe Licata |
Area Total Km2: | 1.7 |
Population Total: | 1257 |
Population As Of: | 28 February 2017 |
Postal Code: | 21040 |
Area Code: | 0332 |
Lozza is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45km (28miles) northwest of Milan and about 4km (02miles) southeast of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,112 and an area of 1.7km2.[1]
Lozza borders the following municipalities: Castiglione Olona, Gazzada Schianno, Malnate, Morazzone, Varese, Vedano Olona.
In Roman times, Lozza was on the Via Mediolanum-Bilitio, a Roman road that connected Mediolanum (Milan) with Luganum (Lugano) passing through Varisium (Varese). Lozza was conquered in the early Middle Ages by the Lombards and later by the Franks to become part of the Archbishopric of Milan around 1200.
In 1648 the Castiglioni di Lozza family took control of the town, and Count Marco Fabrizio built a summer resort there.