Samarate

Samarate
Comune
Città di Samarate
Coat of arms
Location of Samarate
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Coordinates: 45°37′N08°47′E / 45.617°N 8.783°E / 45.617; 8.783
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Varese (VA)
Frazioni	Cascina Costa, Cascina Elisa, San Macario, Verghera
Government
• Mayor	Leonardo Tarantino (LN)
Area [1]
• Total	15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Population  (31 December 2004 [2] ) [3]
• Total	16,021
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Demonym	Samaratesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21017
Dialing code	0331
Website	Official website

Samarate is a town and comune (municipality) located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on February 2, 2009. The frazione of Cascina Costa houses the headquarters of the former AgustaWestland, merged into Leonardo since 2016, one of the world's largest producers of helicopters.

History

In May 2022, the town was scene to a familicide, known as the Samarate massacre. ^[4]

Frazioni

• Cascina Costa
• Cascina Elisa
• Cascina Tangitt
• San Macario
• Verghera

Twin towns

• Yeovil, England

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. Data from Istat
3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
4. "Massacre of Samarate: life sentence to the father-killer". L'Unione Sarda English. 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2025-03-24.