About the city
Solbiate Olona is a small town in the province of Varese, in Lombardy, located in the valley of the river Olona, in the Alto Milanese, an area of old textile industrial tradition tied to the mills and factories of the river. With just over 5,000 inhabitants, it is a municipality of the dense industrial and residential area of north-western Lombardy. Solbiate Olona was recognised by ACES Europe as European Town of Sport 2014, a title reserved for municipalities of fewer than 25,000 inhabitants that rewards local sports policy as a tool of cohesion and public health, and which places it within the broad Italian representation of the ACES network.
Key facts
Solbiate Olona is a small town in the province of Varese, in Lombardy, in the valley of the river Olona.
It is an area of old textile industrial tradition, tied to the mills and factories of the river.
The European Town of Sport title is reserved for municipalities of fewer than 25,000 inhabitants.
Solbiate Olona is European Town of Sport 2014, within the broad Italian representation in the ACES network.
ACES Participation
Participation statistics coming soon.