Biandronno

Placed in a fine position along the crest between Lake Varese and Lake Biandronno, it has very ancient origins as the findings of pile dwelling settlements on the opposite Virginia Islet evidence.

Benesprando Quaglia found in 1854 along the road linking Biandronno to Travedona a bronze astragal datable at II century A.C. and used by the Romans as weight unit. Caracalla and Alessandro Severo coins have been discovered by some farmers in their fields as well as crockery or headstone.

At the time of the Seprio's Count, Biandronno Castle, that was one of its valuable bulwarks, was burnt and destroyed by Godwin von Heinsberg, named Gozzolino. The Castle was never rebuilt.

In 1864 Lake Biandronno and the surrounding marsh have been drained to get peat out of them and to increase the surface of cultivable land. All the area is today a protected wetland.

At Cassinetta, Giovanni Borghi established the Ignis factory, now Whirlpool.