Arcisate

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Comune di Arcisate
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Arcisate
Arcisate (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°52′N08°52′E / 45.867°N 8.867°E / 45.867; 8.867
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Varese (VA)
Frazioni Brenno Useria, Velmaio
Government
  MayorAngelo Pierobon
Area
[1]
  Total12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
372 m (1,220 ft)
Population
 (28 February 2017) [2]
  Total9,955
  Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym Arcisatesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21051
Dialing code 0332
Patron saintSt. Victor
Saint day8 May
Website Official website

Arcisate is a comune (municipality) in the province of Varese, in the Italian region of Lombardy. The celebrated Arcisate Treasure of Roman silverware was found in the town in the nineteenth century. It is now in the British Museum. [3]

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The Campanile in Arcisate
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The Arcisate Treasure in the British Museum

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  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. British Museum Collection