Carate Brianza is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' in the
province of Monza and Brianza
The province of Monza and Brianza ( it, provincia di Monza e della Brianza; lmo, label= Monzese, provincia de Monscia e de la Brianza) is an administrative province of Lombardy region, Italy.
Description
It was officially created by splittin ...
,
Lombardy, northern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. The city lies at an elevation ranging from above sea level, on the
Lambro
The Lambro ( lmo, Lamber or ''Lambar'' ) is a river of Lombardy, northern Italy, a left tributary of the Po.
The Lambro rises from the Monte San Primo, elevation , near the Ghisallo, in the province of Como, not far from Lake Como. After Magr ...
river.
History
The history of Carate Brianza dates back to the
Stone Age, as shown by a discovery made of carved rocks that are now preserved in the
Archaeological Museum of Milan
The Archaeological Museum of Milan (''Civico Museo Archeologico di Milano'' in Italian) is located in the ex-convent of the Monastero Maggiore, alongside the ancient church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, with entrance on Corso Magenta.
...
.
The
Lombard Queen
Theodolinda built in this town a tower, which later was turned into the bell tower for the main church. After the 10th century, a wall was built around the town to protect it from barbarian attacks. The
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
was characterized by the spreading of the
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesu ...
, with the construction of five churches and a hospital.
During the 19th century jurist and philosopher
Gian Domenico Romagnosi lived in Carate.
Main sights
*''Villa Cusani Confalonieri''- originally the site of a medieval castle; the present shape was acquired over the 18th and 19th century. It now houses the town library and scenic park, open to the public.
*''Villa La Rovella'' -
Neoclassical villa an oratory in the frazione of Agliate
*''
Sant' Ambrogio e Simpliciano'' - 19th-century parish church in town center, near the 18th-century statue of Sant'Anatalone, which has been restored recently.
*''
San Pietro and San Paolo, Agliate'' - Basilica built in
Romanesque style.
*''Oratorio di Santa Maria Maddalena, Carate Brianza'' - small 15th-century church adjacent to Villa Cusani Confalonieri
See also
*
Birra Menaresta
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Brianza
Brianza (, , lmo, label= Brianzöö dialect, Briànsa) is a geographical, historical and cultural area of Italy, at the foot of the Alps, in the northwest of Lombardy, between Milan and Lake Como.
Geography
Brianza extends from th ...
*
Simone Cantoni
Simone Cantoni (Muggio, Switzerland , 1736- Gorgonzœla, Milan, Italy , 3 March 1818) was a Swiss architect of the Neoclassical period, active mainly in Northern Italy.
Biography
His father was his first mentor, but sent him as a young man to ...
*
Lambro
The Lambro ( lmo, Lamber or ''Lambar'' ) is a river of Lombardy, northern Italy, a left tributary of the Po.
The Lambro rises from the Monte San Primo, elevation , near the Ghisallo, in the province of Como, not far from Lake Como. After Magr ...
*
Gian Domenico Romagnosi
References
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Municipalities of the Province of Monza and Brianza