Province of Varese

Varese (UK: və-RAY-zay, -⁠zee, US: var-AY-say, Italian: [vaˈreːze] or [vaˈreːse]; Varesino: Varés [ʋaˈreːs]; Latin: Baretium; archaic German: Väris) is a city and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km (34 mi) north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part of the city is called Varesotto.

Varese railway station (Italian: Stazione di Varese) serves the town and comune of Varese, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. Opened in 1865, it is located on the Porto Ceresio–Milan railway. The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. Train services are operated by the lombard railway company Trenord.

The hospital Filippo del Ponte (Italian: Ospedale Filippo del Ponte) is a hospital of Varese, Italy. From November 2011 hosts the activities of the Maternal Infant of the Presidium of Varese. It is part of the Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi.

Varese Nord railway station (Italian: Stazione di Varese Nord) is a railway station in the town and comune of Varese, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located on the Milan-Saronno railway. The station is currently managed by Ferrovienord (FN). Train services are operated by the lombard railway company Trenord.

The Casa del Fascio of Varese (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkaːza del ˈfaʃʃo, ˈkaːsa -]), also known as Palazzo del Littorio or Questura di Varese, is a Casa del Fascio located in Varese, Italy. Inaugurated in 1933, the building was designed by Mario Loreti as the provincial headquarters of the National Fascist Party during Fascist Italy. It is recognized for its architectural significance as a representation of Italian Rationalism.

The University of Insubria (Italian: Università degli Studi dell'Insubria) is an Italian university located in Como and Varese, with secondary locations in Busto Arsizio and Saronno. It was founded in 1998, it has been named after the area where it is situated, the historical-geographical region of Insubria. According to the ranking made by Il Sole 24 Ore in 2011, the University of Insubria places itself 16th out of the 58 state-supported Italian universities; third in Lombardy after Politecnico di Milano and University of Pavia.The Faculty of Law in Como has passed from the 9th to the 6th place in the CENSIS 2010/2011 Faculty of Law table. In 2013 the Faculty of Law was ranked 7th place nationally, with a rating of "AAA", within the list drawn up by the "Great University Guide" prepared by the newspaper La Repubblica, in collaboration with Censis (was in 4th place in 2011 and the 6th place in 2010).

The Palazzo Estense is a Baroque palace built for Francesco III d'Este and the House of Este in Varese, Italy. The palace was designed by architect Giuseppe Bianchi and was completed in 1760. It became the home, by purchase in 1765, of Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena and interim Austrian governor of Lombardy, who was also invested in that year with the non-hereditary lordship of Varese, a fief specially established for him by the Empress Maria Theresa.Today, the palace houses the civic administration of the local municipal council and hosts conferences and concerts. In May 2010 it hosted a meeting of G6 Interior Ministers.

The Circolo Hospital and Macchi Foundation (Italian: Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi) is the largest hospital of Varese, Italy. Since 1995 is a hospital of national importance and high specialization. In 1975 it hosted the second faculty of Medicine of the University of Pavia, later incorporated in the new University of Insubria.

The Battle of Varese was fought on 26 May 1859 at Varese (Lombardy). It was an engagement of the Second Italian War of Independence, fought between the Italian volunteers formation of the Hunters of the Alps, led by Giuseppe Garibaldi, against Austrian troops led by Karl von Urban. The Austrian defeat allowed the movement of the Hunters towards Como, and obliged the Austrians to keep troops on the northern part of the front.

Villa Recalcati is a Baroque palace in Varese, in the neighborhood Casbeno, in Italy. It is the headquarter of the Province of Varese and one of the two locations of the Prefecture of Varese. Villa Recalcati was built in the first half of the eighteenth century next to an existing structure by Marquis Milanese Gabrio Recalcati, heir to an ancient lineage which was also part of Francesco Recalcati, Secretary of Ludovico il Moro. Antonio Luigi Recalcati commissioned an enlargement of the structure between 1756 and 1776. The villa's illustrious guests included composer Giuseppe Verdi. At the beginning of the 20th century, the villa and its grounds were purchased by Giacomo Limido, Gerolamo Garoni, and Eugenio Maroni Biroldi that transformed the building in the Varese's Grand Hotel Excelsior. Varese in 1927 became the capital of the Province and in 1931 the provincial institution bought the entire building.

Varese Casbeno railway station (Italian: Stazione di Varese Casbeno) serves the neighborhood of Casbeno, in the city and comune of Varese, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located on the Saronno–Laveno railway. The station is currently managed by Ferrovienord (FN). Train services are operated by the lombard railway company Trenord.

The Statal Institute of Higher Education Isaac Newton (Italian: Istituto Statale di Istruzione Superiore Isaac Newton) is an Italian secondary school in the city of Varese. It is a technical-professional school. It assumed the current name in 2007, with the union of the Technical Industrial School of Varese (ITIS) and the Professional Institute of State for Industry and Handicrafts of Varese (IPSIA). It is located in Casbeno, in Via Gianluigi Zucchi.