Casate ("Casá", in the local dialect) is an Italian village in the municipality of Bernate Ticino, near Milan, in Lombardy. As of 2009 its population was of 1,100 circa.
History
Overview Casate is first mentioned in 1603, in "Atti della visita pastorale" of Cardinal Federico Borromeo.
At the end of 1600 the abbot Ferdinand Crivelli decided to build a church, for the peasants of the small village. The church was consecrated in 1705, and a plaque still reads as set out in the place of worship:Information on www.parrocchiacasate.it
QUO FACILIUS CULTORES AGRI CIRCUMIECTI INTERESSENT REI SACRAE ABBAS GENTIS CRIBELLIAE EX IURE PATRONAT(U)S AEDEM VIRGINI MAGNAE SINE LABE CONCEPTAE ANNO MDCCV DEDICABAT
Origins of the name The name "Casate" probably derives from common term "casates", farmhouses scattered in fields, in the dialect of the 1600–1700.Cultural Group "Tra da num s'intendum" : A Church, a people, a History,Pro manuscripto, 2005.
Geography
Position Casate is located east of Ticino river and west of Milan, seat of the province, which is 27 km far from the village.Calculated from the Church to the Milan Cathedral
The village borders are north to Cuggiono, east to Mesero, south and west with the town of Bernate Ticino.
References
External links Official WebSite of Municipality of Bernate Ticino Unofficial Website about Casate Ticino and its Parish