Lozza is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about northwest of

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

and about southeast of

Varese Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,112 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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. Lozza borders the following municipalities: Castiglione Olona,

Gazzada Schianno Gazzada Schianno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about south of Varese. It is served by Gazzada-Schianno-Morazzone railway station. Gazzada Schi ...

Malnate Malnate is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Varese, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It lies in a mountainous region approximately north of Milan, in the foothills of the Alps The Alps () are some of the highest and most e ...

Morazzone Morazzone is a ''comune'' (municipality) of c. 4,000 inhabitants in the province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about south of Varese Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' ...

, Vedano Olona. In Roman times, Lozza was on the Via Mediolanum-Bilitio, a Roman road that connected Mediolanum (

) with Luganum (Lugano) passing through Varisium (

). 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.

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