Tradate
Tradate is a city and "comune" located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is located from the city of Varese (the province's capital), and according to the 2018 census Tradate's population was 18,983. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on January 28, 1958. The mayor is Giuseppe Bascialla. The city hosts the Fisogni Museum of the Petrol Stations, awarded by Guinness World Records for the biggest collection in the world of fuel pumps, and the Frera Motorcycle Museum. The origin of the name. The name  Tradate has uncertain origins. There are two different interpretations about its creation: History. In Roman times, the "Mediolanum-Bilitio" road passed through Tradate's territory. This road connected "Mediolanum" (Milan) and "Luganum" (Lugano), passing through "Varisium" (Varese). This territory, was thought to be inhabited since the Romans, and continued to be during the barbarian migrations, that brought to the fall of the Roman Empire. External links. <BR>