Saronno

Saronno is a comune o Lombardy, Italy, in the province o Varese. It receivit the honorar title o ceety wi a presidential decree in 1960.

Saronno
Comune
Città di Saronno
Dountoun Saronno
Coat airms
Saronno Location o Saronno in Italy
Coordinates: 45°38′N 09°03′E
Kintra	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Varese (VA)
Frazioni	Cassina Ferrara, la Colombara
Govrenment
• Mayor	Luciano Porro (PD)
Area
• Total	10.84 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Population  (30 Apryle 2009)
• Total	38,598
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Saronnesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	21047
Diallin code	02
Patron saunt	St. Peter an St. Paul
Saunt day	June 29
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

The place is weel kent for its apricot kernel biscuits (amaretti) an is a manufacturin toun an aw.

Main sichts

Madonna dei Miracoli

The pilgrimage kirk o the Madonna dei Miracoli, begun in 1498 bi Vincenzo Dell'Orto, haes a dome wi vera fine airchitectur on the ootside. The bell touer dates frae 1516, the rest o the kirk is o a later date. Internally it is decoratit wi fine frescoes bi Gaudenzio Ferrari, representin The Concert o Angels, while those in the choir are bi Bernardino Luini an are amang his feenest wirks. Thir include the Adoration o the Magi, The Presentation, The Marriage o the Virgin an Jesus Discussin wi the Doctors in the Temple. Maist likely Luini stairtit thir frescoes in the ware o 1524.

Kirk o St. Francis o Assisi

Saronno: the Kirk o St. Francis.

The Kirk o St. Francis is the auldest kirk in Saronno, wi medieval oreegins. It wis a smaw kirk ootside the waws. In 1154 it wis taken ower bi the friars o the Franciscan order an in the 13t century, 1297, the Airchbishop o Milan, Francesco Fontana da Siena askit the pairishioners tae contribute tae the biggin o a bigger kirk as the existin ane wis no sufficient for the needs o the friars. Thare are nae traces o this kirk the day acause in the 15t century radical chynges an restoration wur carriet oot. It wis durin thir chynges that the lavish decorations that we see the day wur addit. The kirk haes a main, central nave wi side aisles on aither side. The chancel an heich altar is at ane end o the nave facin the main doors that are at the ither end. The side aisles are lined wi richly decoratit chapels. The facade is baroque but the slopin ruif is a sign o its medieval oreegins. Thare are twa niches on the facade containin statues, ane o St. Anthony an the ither o St. Francis. Thir statues are copies but the oreeginals can be seen in ane o the chapels inside the kirk.

Ithers

• Palazzo Visconti (16t century).
• Kirk o St. James (feenished in 1612). It haes frescoes bi Stefano Maria Legnani.
• Kirk o St. Anthony, kent syne 1385.

Transportation

Saronno railwey station is an important junction o the Ferrovienord railwey network. This railwey haes frequent trains frae Milan tae Como, tae Varese, tae Novara an tae Malpensa Airport. It is servit bi the suburban lines an aw S1 an S3.

Saronno Sud railwey station is anither Ferrovienord station in the soothren suburbs o the toun, anerly servit bi the suburban lines S1 an S3.

Twin touns

• Challans, Fraunce

References

•  This airticle incorporates text frae a publication nou in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "^{article name needed}". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Freemti airtins

• Official Saronno wabsteid (in Italian)
• Saronno wabsteid Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)