Arosio (
Brianzöö: ; locally ) is a ''
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 also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Como in the Italian region
Lombardy
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, located about north of
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...
and about southeast of
Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and '' comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,521 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
Arosio borders the following municipalities:
Carugo,
Giussano,
Inverigo.
Arosio is a valuable town in
Brianza a geographical area at the foot of the Alps, and is a part of the Parco della Valle del
Lambro.
It is crossed by two important roads named
Nuova Vallassina and
Novedratese
The town hosted the Institute for Invalids where
Don Carlo Gnocchi founded the Federation for Mutilated Children, in 1952 began the Juvenile Foundation, today known as the Don Carlo Gnocchi – ONLUS Foundation.
The
bird observatory ''Osservatorio Ornitologico di Arosio'' was established in 1710. It has a museum.
Demographic evolution
References
External links
www.comune.arosio.como.itParco della valle del LambroPercorsi in BrianzaParco della valle del Lambro regione LombardiaDon Carlo Gnocchi – FilmFEINBird observatory
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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