Cantù Cantuu  (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Cantù
Coat of arms
Location of Cantù
Cantù Location of Cantù in Italy Show map of Italy Cantù Cantù (Lombardy) Show map of Lombardy
Coordinates: 45°44′N 09°08′E / 45.733°N 9.133°E / 45.733; 9.133
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Como (CO)
Frazioni	Vighizzolo, Fecchio, Mirabello, Cascina Amata, Asnago
Government
• Mayor	Alice Galbiati
Area [1]
• Total	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population  (31 March 2017)[2]
• Total	39,917
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Canturini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22063
Dialing code	031
Patron saint	Saint Apollonia
Saint day	February 9
Website	Official website

Cantù (Italian pronunciation: [kanˈtu]; Brianzöö: Cantuu [kãˈtyː]) is a city and comune in Italy. It is in the Province of Como, located at the center of the Brianza zone in Lombardy. It is the second largest city in Brianza.

The name could come from the Canturigi, a group of people in Insubria during the 6th century BC. A village was founded here by Gauls in the next century. It was captured by the Romans in 196 BC.

In the Middle Ages, the cities of Milan and Como fought over Cantù . The Sforza of Milan took control in the 15th century.

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