Arcore

Arcore
Comune
Comune di Arcore

Villa Borromeo

Coat of arms
Arcore

Location of Arcore in Italy

Coordinates: 45°38′N 9°19′E / 45.633°N 9.317°E
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Monza and Brianza (MB)
Frazioni Bernate, Cascina del Bruno, La Ca', Ca Bianca
Government
 • Mayor Rosalba Colombo (PD)
Area
 • Total 9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Elevation 193 m (633 ft)
Population (2009[1])
 • Total 17,636
 • Density 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Demonym Arcoresi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 20862
Dialing code 039
Website Official website

Arcore is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Milan.

Arcore borders the following municipalities: Usmate Velate, Camparada, Lesmo, Biassono, Vimercate, Villasanta, Concorezzo.

A notable resident is Silvio Berlusconi, former Prime Minister of Italy.

Wikimedia Italia has its offices in the commune.[2]

History

Roma Street and Villa Borromeo, end of 19th century.

The origin of the city is not clear: by the etymology of the name, it's probably datable during the Roman Empire. To endorse this hypotesis there are different elements: the presence of centuriations and the discovery, in the Middle Ages, of a Roman marble slab, now kept in the Archaeological Museum of Milan.

The oldest documents so far discovered dates back to the 10th century. Arcore, in the Middle Ages, is under the control of the Pieve of Vimercate, and is historically documented the presence of two monasteries, la Casa delle Umiliate in Sant'Apollinare and the Benedictine monastery of Saint Martin of Tours.

By the 16th century, several noble lombard families (Casati, Durini, Giulini, Vismara, D'Adda, Barbò) begin to build many important villas, the ville di delizia, including the Villa Borromeo d'Adda, the Villa la Cazzola and the Villa San Martino (the current residence of Silvio Berlusconi).

After the Italian unification (1861), through the construction of the Arcore's railway station and the establishment of numerous industries (like Gilera), the city has gradually expanded up to become, today, one of the most active and largest city in Brianza.

Administration

Twin towns

Arcore is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ↑ Home page. Wikimedia Italia. Retrieved on 8 May 2010. "Wikimedia Italia, via del ronco 3A, 20043 Arcore - P. IVA IT05599740965 - CF 94039910156."

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