Cabiate (
Brianzöö: ) is a ''
comune'' (municipality) in the
Province of Como
The Province of Como ( it, Provincia di Como; german: Provinz Como; Comasco: ) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Le ...
in the
Italian region
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
, located about north of
Milan and about southeast of
Como.
Cabiate borders the following municipalities:
Lentate sul Seveso,
Mariano Comense,
Meda Meda may refer to:
Places
* Meda de Mouros, a parish in Tábua Municipality, Portugal
* Medas, a parish in Gondomar Municipality, Portugal
* Meda-Ela, Sri Lanka
* Međa (Leskovac), village in the municipality of Leskovac, Serbia
* Meda, Lombard ...
,
Seregno
Physical geography
Cabiate is far:
*16 km from
Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...
*21 km from
Como
*28 km from
Milan
*35 km from
Lecco
*40 km from
Varese
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First historical reference about the origin of the town comes from 745, when a document identifies it with the name ''Vico Capiete''.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 Meda may refer to:
Places
* Meda de Mouros, a parish in Tábua Municipality, Portugal
* Medas, a parish in Gondomar Municipality, Portugal
* Meda-Ela, Sri Lanka
* Međa (Leskovac), village in the municipality of Leskovac, Serbia
* Meda, Lombard ...
and to the
Brianza. 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's Crivelli.
Three centuries later, the
Duchy of Milan
The Duchy of Milan ( it, Ducato di Milano; lmo, Ducaa de Milan) was a state in northern Italy, created in 1395 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, then the lord of Milan, and a member of the important Visconti family, which had been ruling the city sin ...
finally passed to the Austrians who replaced a wood bridge over Terò with one of masonry.
During the
World War II the Germans passed through Cabiate during their retreat to
Como. 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
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).
*Villa Padulli, built in the 19th century by the eponymous Milanese family. The family guests include
Antonio Rosmini and
Alessandro Manzoni.
*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 in the
Basketball Serie A and of
Torino Calcio 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 (patronal feast, 8 September)
Transports
Cabiate is served by the SS35
Milan-
Como and the SS36 Milan-
Lecco motorways.
It has a station on the
Trenord 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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Cities and towns in Lombardy