Cantù
Cantù
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| Comune di Cantù | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cantù | |
  Cantù Location of Cantù in Italy  Cantù Cantù (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′N 09°08′E / 45.733°N 9.133°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Como (CO) |
| Frazioni | Vighizzolo, Fecchio, Mirabello, Cascina Amata, Asnago |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alice Galbiati |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.3 km2 (9.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 40,451 |
| Demonym | Canturini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22063 |
| Dialing code | 031 |
| Patron saint | Saint Apollonia |
| Saint day | February 9 |
| Website | Official website |
Cantù (Italian pronunciation: [kanˈtu]; Brianzöö: Cantuu [kãˈtyː]) is a city and comune in Italy. It is in the Province of Como, located at the center of the Brianza zone in Lombardy. It is the second largest city in Brianza.
History
The name could come from the Canturigi, a group of people in Insubria during the 6th century BC. A village was founded here by Gauls in the next century. It was captured by the Romans in 196 BC.
In the Middle Ages, the cities of Milan and Como fought over Cantù . The Sforza of Milan took control in the 15th century.
Reference
- 1 2 "Classificazioni statistiche – anno 2026". www.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-27. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)
- ↑ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. Italian National Institute of Statistics. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (Note: The file URL linking to technical dataset.)