Galliate
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 | |
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| Comune di Galliate | |
View of Galliate with the castle. | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Galliate | |
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| Coordinates: 45°29′N 8°42′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Novara (NO) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudiano Di Caprio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.5 km2 (11.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015) | |
| • Total | 15,701 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Galliatesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28066 |
| Dialing code | 0321 |
| Website | Official website |
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.
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