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Samarate
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Samarate is a town and comune (municipality) located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on February 2, 2009. The frazione of Cascina Costa houses the headquarters of the former AgustaWestland, merged into Leonardo since 2016, one of the world's largest producers of helicopters.
Samarate is a municipality in the Lombardy region of northern Italy that was granted the honorary title of city in 2009. It is notable as the home of the headquarters of AgustaWestland, a major helicopter manufacturer that is now part of Leonardo, a global aerospace and defense company.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Samarate
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Samarate
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Samarate montevecchio.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Samarate.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Lombardy
- Italian comune.province
- Varese (VA)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Cascina Costa, Cascina Elisa, San Macario, Verghera
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- Partito Democratico
- Italian comune.mayor
- Alessandro Ferrazzi
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 15
- Italian comune.population_total
- 16172
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 4 September 2025
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Samaratesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 221
- Italian comune.istat
- 012118
- Italian comune.saint
- Saint Rocco
- Italian comune.day
- 16 August
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 21017
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Samarate
- Population
- 16026
- Area
- 16.01
- Elevation
- 221
- Official website
- www.comune.samarate.va.it
- Image
- Samarate vista.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0331
- Licence plate code
- VA
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- Commons category
- Samarate
- postal code
- 21017
- native label
- Samarate
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- History
- The origins
- The medieval period
- From the dawn of the modern era to the end of the seventeenth century
- From the eighteenth century to the nineteenth century
- The nineteenth century
- The twentieth century
- Fractions
- Twin towns
- References
Samarate is a town and comune (municipality) located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on February 2, 2009. The frazione of Cascina Costa houses the headquarters of the former AgustaWestland, merged into Leonardo since 2016, one of the world's largest producers of helicopters.
== History == === The origins ===
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