Vedano Olona

Vedano Olona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Milan and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,221 and an area of 7.1 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi).

Vedano Olona borders the following municipalities: Binago, Castiglione Olona, Lozza, Malnate, Varese, Venegono Superiore.

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Olona

The Olona (Ulona, Urona or Uòna in Western Lombard) is an Italian river, 71 kilometres (44 mi) long, that runs through the provinces of Varese, Milan and Pavia.

The Olona has more than one source; in fact it has six main springs. Three springs are located in the Rasa Valley, just above Varese, whereas other three springs pour water down from the southern side of pleasant Valganna - since 1877 these still clean and fresh mountain waters were historically used, and still are, to make beer in a renowned local brewery, Poretti, now run by Carlsberg.

The Olona river passes through the deep Olona Valley, cut in the poruous soils of the upper Po Valley, eventually flowing in the plain after Legnano. It is in the Olona valley part that the river gets much of the industrial pollution which has made it a byname for venomous waters for decades. Only in recent years attempts to restore the river's ecology have proven at least partially successful. After Legnano, the Olona river flows in the plain until Milan, usually contained in narrow artificial banks. New expansion basins are being constructed to prevent floodings, which are rare but can be devastating under conditions of sudden intense rain in the upper river flow.