Turate

Turate is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 9146 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Province of Como in Lombardy. The municipality is situated approximately 19 km south-southwest of Como and about 24 kilometers north- west of Milan. Turate is immediately adjacent to the province of Varese.

History

712 Turate first mentioned as Thurao. The municipality is located in the settlement area of ​​the Insubres and the Lombards.

Traffic

Turate is located on the Autostrada A23, which leads to Como and further into the Ticino in Switzerland. A motorway junction is. Through the community also leads the Strada Statale 233 Varesina in a northwesterly direction to Varese. On the railway line Saronno Laveno is the station Gerenzano - Turate, but is located on the territory of the neighboring municipality of Gerenzano.

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