Galliate

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Galliate

45°29′N 8°42′E / 45.483°N 8.700°E / 45.483; 8.700CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceNovara (NO)Government

• MayorClaudiano Di CaprioArea

^[1]

• Total29.5 km² (11.4 sq mi)Elevation

54 m (177 ft)Population

(31 December 2015^[2])^[3]

• Total15,701 • Density530/km² (1,400/sq mi)DemonymGalliatesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

28066

Dialing code0321WebsiteOfficial website

Galliate is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Turin, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest Milan and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Novara.

Galliate borders the following municipalities: Cameri, Novara, Romentino, Cuggiono, Bernate Ticino, Robecchetto con Induno, Turbigo. It is home to a late-15th-century castle built under the Sforza family of Milan, and to the 16th-century sanctuary of Varallino, designed by Pellegrino Tibaldi.

The commune's territory is included in the Ticino River Natural Park.

Notable Galliatesi

Achille Varzi (1904–1948), Grand Prix motor racing champion.
Massimo Maccarone (born 1979), Italian international footballer.

References

^ "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.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.