Brugherio | |
|---|---|
| Città di Brugherio | |
 St. Lucius church. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Brugherio  | |
  Brugherio Location of Brugherio in Italy  Brugherio Brugherio (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′N 9°18′E / 45.550°N 9.300°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Monza and Brianza (MB) |
| Frazioni | Baraggia, Dorderio, Moncucco, San Damiano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Antonio Troiano |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.44 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 34,864 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Brugheresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20861 |
| Dialing code | 039 |
| Website | Official website |
Brugherio (Italian pronunciation: [bruˈɡɛːrjo]; in Lombard: Brughee [bryˈɡeː]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 10 kilometres (6 miles) northeast of Milan. It was established December 9, 1866 unifying the suppressed municipalities of Baraggia, San Damiano and Moncucco (which nowadays are frazioni of Brugherio), together with the villages of Bindellera, Cesena, Gelosa, San Paolo, Torazza, Occhiate and Increa.[3][4]
Brugherio borders the following municipalities: Monza, Agrate Brianza, Carugate, Sesto San Giovanni, Cologno Monzese, Cernusco sul Naviglio.
Brugherio received the title of city with a presidential decree on 27 January 1967.[5]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population data from Istat
- ^ Manuela Mancini (1996). Brugherio: presente e passato (in Italian). Milano: Swan.
- ^ "Le frazioni di Brugherio" (in Italian). Comune di Brugherio. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Brugherio: la nostra gente (in Italian). Brugherio: Movimento Terza Età. 1992.