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Line 4: \| name = Cantù \| official_name = Comune di Cantù \| native_name = {{native name\|lmo\|Cantuu}} \| image_skyline = Piazza garibaldi cantù.jpg \| imagesize = \| image_alt = \| image_caption = \| image_shield = Cantù-Stemma.~~png~~svg \| shield_alt = \| image_map = Line 16: \| pushpin_label_position = \| pushpin_map_alt = \| coordinates = {{coord\|45\|44\|N\|09\|08\|E\|display=inline,title}} ~~\| latd = 45 \|latm = 44 \|lats = \|latNS = N~~ ~~\| longd = 09 \|longm = 08 \|longs = \|longEW = E~~ ~~\| coordinates_type =~~ ~~\| coordinates_display = title~~ \| coordinates_footnotes = \| region = [[Lombardy]] Line 25 ⟶ 22: \| frazioni = Vighizzolo, Fecchio, Mirabello, Cascina Amata, Asnago \| mayor_party = \| mayor = ~~Claudio~~Alice ~~Bizzozero~~Galbiati \| area_footnotes = \| area_total_km2 = 23 \| population_footnotes = \| population_total = ~~39036~~39917 \| population_as_of = 31 March 2017 \| pop_density_footnotes = \| population_demonym = Canturini Line 44 ⟶ 41: \| footnotes = }} '''Cantù''' ({{IPA-it\|kanˈtu}}; ~~''Cantü''~~[[Brianzöö]]: {{lang\|lmo\|Cantuu}} {{IPA-lmo\|~~kãˈty~~kãˈtyː\|}} ~~in local [[Western Lombard\|Lombard]]~~) is a [[city]] and ''[[comune]]'' in the [[Province of Como]], located at the center of the [[Brianza]] zone in [[Lombardy]]. It is the second largest city in Brianza. ==History== The name could stem from that of the Canturigi, a population of [[Insubria]] of the 6th century BC. A village was founded here by Gauls in the following century, which was conquered by the [[ancient Rome\|Romans]] in 196 BC. Cantù was a source of conflict between the cities of [[Milan]] and [[Como]]. The [[Sforza]] of Milan took control permanently in the 15th century.▼ ▲In the Middle Ages Cantù was a source of conflict between the cities of [[Milan]] and [[Como]]. The [[Sforza]] of Milan took control permanently in the 15th century. ==Main sights== [[File:Ainaud 6.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Detail from the life of [[St Christopher]] (c.1000), from the nave of the Basilica of Galliano.]] The main attraction of Cantù is the [[Basilica di San Vincenzo]] in the ''[[frazione]]'' Galliano, which was consecrated in 1007 by the future [[Archbishop of Milan]], [[Ariberto da Intimiano]]. The building was sold in 1801 to become a private dwelling, before being bought by the municipality in 1909 and reconsecrated in 1934. The basilica contains the oldest [[fresco]]es in [[Lombardy]] consisting of series of stories from the Bible and the saints. The frescoes in the apse are especially fine, and those in the nave probably by this master painter's followers.<ref>J. Ainaud, ''Romanesque Painting'' (London: Weidenfeld & ~~Nicholson~~Nicolson, 1963), pp. 6-7</ref> Other sights are the Piazza Garibaldi, named for [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]], and the San Paolo Church, whose bell tower is one of the ~~symbol~~symbols of the city. ==Sport== [[Pallacanestro Cantù]], the [[basketball]] club of the city, won the [[Euroleague\|European Champions Cup]] twice in 1982 and 1983. ~~==Festival==~~ ~~Boreal Festival: Cantù annually hosts a Meeting of Nazist and Fascist European movements.~~ ==Twin towns== {{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Villefranche-sur-Saône]], [[France]] {{flagicon\|UKSCO}} [[Dumfries]], [[UKScotland]] *{{flagicon\|USA}} [[Jamestown, New York\|Jamestown]], [[New York (state)\|New York]], [[United States]] ==Transportation== Line 72 ⟶ 68: {{Province of Como}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cantu}}▼ {{authority control}} ▲{{DEFAULTSORT:Cantu}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy]] {{Como-geo-stub}}