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In Italy, an arengario (also spelled arrengario or arengo; pl.: ''arengari'', ''arrengari'', ''arenghi'') is a government building in various historic periods. The word comes from the verb "arringare" ("to address"), as arengari usually have balconies from which the authorities would address the population in public speeches.Definition of Arengario
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/ref> As a consequence, a number of both medieval and modern (Fascist) buildings in different Italian cities are known as "Arengario". Notable arengari include: * the medieval Arengario of
In Italy, an arengario (also spelled arrengario or arengo; pl.: ''arengari'', ''arrengari'', ''arenghi'') is a government building in various historic periods. The word comes from the verb "arringare" ("to address"), as arengari usually have balconies from which the authorities would address the population in public speeches.Definition of Arengario/ref> It was originally the
town hall
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of Italian medieval commune
Medieval communes in the European Middle Ages had sworn allegiances of mutual defense (both physical defense and of traditional freedoms) among the citizens of a town or city. These took many forms and varied widely in organization and makeup.
C ...
s, especially in Northern Italy. Under Fascism
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, it was also local governments seats, such as the seat of the podestà
(), also potestate or podesta in English, was the name given to the holder of the highest civil office in the government of the cities of central and northern Italy during the Late Middle Ages. Sometimes, it meant the chief magistrate of a c ...
(mayor)./ref> As a consequence, a number of both medieval and modern (Fascist) buildings in different Italian cities are known as "Arengario". Notable arengari include: * the medieval Arengario of
Monza
Monza (, ; ; , locally ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the Lambro, River Lambro, a tributary of the Po (river), River Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the province of Mo ...
* the medieval Arengario of Brescia
Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...
* the early 20th century Arengario of Milan
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See also
* "Broletto
A ''broletto'' in Italy in the Middle Ages, medieval Italy communes was the place where the whole population met for democratic assemblies, and where the elected men lived and administered justice.
''Broletto'' is an ancient Italian language, It ...
" (has a partially overlapping meaning)
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