Rancio Valcuvia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Varese.
Rancio Valcuvia | |
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| Comune di Rancio Valcuvia | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rancio Valcuvia  | |
  Rancio Valcuvia Location of Rancio Valcuvia in Italy  Rancio Valcuvia Rancio Valcuvia (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 8°46′E / 45.900°N 8.767°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Varese (VA) |
| Frazioni | Cantevria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simone Eligio Castoldi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 940 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rancesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21030 |
| Dialing code | 0332 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Fabianus and Sebastian |
| Saint day | January 20 |
| Website | Official website |
Rancio Valcuvia borders the following municipalities: Bedero Valcuvia, Brinzio, Cassano Valcuvia, Castello Cabiaglio, Cuveglio, Ferrera di Varese, Masciago Primo.
In terms of industry, the Torcitura di Rancio, a textile transformation industry, was formed as a joint venture between Montefibre, interested in the transformation of its yarns, and the Ratti group, interested in textile machinery aspects. The former twisting plant was then acquired by the Cumdi company of Germignaga.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "The old twisting of Rancio Valcuvia is reborn as a green-fingered super workshop". VareseNews (in Italian). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
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