Cabiate ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

region Lombardy, located about north of

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

and about southeast of

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps h ...

. Cabiate borders the following municipalities:

Lentate sul Seveso Lentate sul Seveso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan. Lentate sul Seveso borders the following municipalities: Mariano Comense, Carimate, Cermenate, ...

Mariano Comense Mariano Comense ( Brianzöö: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Como, Lombardy, Italy. It has c. 23,600 inhabitants and is one of the most important cities of the Brianza Brianza (, , lmo, label= Brianzöö dialect, ...

, Meda,

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Physical geography

Cabiate is far: *16 km from Monza *21 km from

*28 km from

*35 km from

Lecco Lecco (, , ; lmo, label= Lecchese, Lècch ) is a city of 48,131 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). ...

*40 km from

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

History

The name of the town comes from the word ''claveato''. The final ending in -ate underlines a probable Lombard foundation. First historical reference about the origin of the town comes from 745, when a document identifies it with the name ''Vico Capiete''. The town grew around a castle. The original position of the town was beside Terò creek, the small river which flows in the center of Cabiate. The history of Cabiate is linked to the nearby Meda and to the

Brianza Brianza (, , lmo, label= Brianzöö dialect, Briànsa) is a geographical, historical and cultural area of Italy, at the foot of the Alps, in the northwest of Lombardy, between Milan and Lake Como. Geography Brianza extends from the ...

. Before 1024 a huge number of Cabiatesi depended on the monastery San Vittore in Meda (which was part of the Pieve di Mariano Comense), which at any rate, thanks to the abbess Allegrezza, gave the power to Giacomo da Rho, founder of the family da Rho, who would have built a residence in Cabiate. In the subsequent years, the history of this area was linked to Milan, and, from 1535, to the Spanish Empire. The town was turned to the Marliani family, then, in 1538, to the Giussani, then the Taverna, coming back to the Marliani and then in 1643 to

Inverigo Inverigo ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about southeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,209 and an area of 10.0&nb ...

's Crivelli. Three centuries later, the Duchy of Milan finally passed to the Austrians who replaced a wood bridge over Terò with one of masonry. During the

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

the Germans passed through Cabiate during their retreat to

. After April 25, 1945 three people were killed having been accused of being fascists.

Main sights

*Santa Maria Nascente's "chapel", firstly quoted in 1389 in a document about the Pieve di Mariano Comense. *Sanctuary of Santa Maria Annunciata *Saint George's Church *Oratory of San Luigi Gonzaga (one of the biggest youth center in Lombardy). *Villa Padulli, built in the 19th century by the eponymous Milanese family. The family guests include

Antonio Rosmini Blessed Antonio Francesco Davide Ambrogio Rosmini-Serbati (; Rovereto, 25 March 1797 Stresa, 1 July 1855) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and philosopher. He founded the Rosminians, officially the Institute of Charity or , pioneered th ...

and

Alessandro Manzoni Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (, , ; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher. He is famous for the novel '' The Betrothed'' (orig. it, I promessi sposi) (1827), generally ranked among the maste ...

. *Villa Anderloni (18th century) *Rho's Villa * hometown of Giacomo Galimberti (also called GG), a poor footballer who betrayed his beloved friends for his immense ego, also famous for his constant and unmotivated refusal to participate in fantasy football with his friends

Economy

The town is home to several large companies working in the furniture sector. These include "Porada" (partner of

Pallacanestro Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù, known for sponsorship reasons as Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Cantù, Lombardy. On the European-wide club competition scene, Cantù is second to Real Madrid – again ...

in the Basketball Serie A and of

Torino Calcio Torino Football Club (), commonly referred to as Torino or simply Toro, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont. They currently play in Serie A. Founded as ''Foot-Ball Club Torino'' in 1906, Torino are among the ...

in the Football Serie A) and the "Ezio Bellotti".

Culture

Events in the town include: *La Giubiana (last Thursday in January) *Feast of San Luigi Gonzaga (first weekend of July, it ends on Monday) *

Nativity of the Theotokos The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Nativity of Mary, the Marymas or the Birth of the Virgin Mary, refers to a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of Mary, mother of Jesus. The modern canon of scripture does not record Mary's bir ...

(patronal feast, 8 September)

Transports

Cabiate is served by the SS35

and the SS36 Milan-

motorways. It has a station on the

Trenord Trenord is a railway company which is responsible for the operation of regional passenger trains in Lombardy. The company was established by the two main railway companies in Lombardy, Trenitalia and Ferrovie Nord Milano (FNM), to manage train ope ...

regional line Milan Cadorna-Asso

References

http://www.brianzadesigndistrict.it/design-district?lang=en https://www.laprovinciadilecco.it/stories/Cronaca/giulia-9-anni-una-favola-a-cabiate-unica-lombarda-allo-zecchino-doro_1288531_11/#

External links

Official website
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