Carnate (
Western Lombard
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: ''Carnaa'') is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Monza and Brianza
The province of Monza and Brianza (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy.
Description
It was officially created by splitting the north-eastern part from the province of Milan on 12 May 2004, and became executive ...
, in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
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region
Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...
, located about northeast of
Milan
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.
Carnate borders the following municipalities:
Osnago
Osnago ( ) is a town and in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, con ...
,
Lomagna,
Ronco Briantino
Ronco Briantino (Milanese: Ronc) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan
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,
Usmate Velate
Usmate Velate () is a (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, about northeast of Milan.
Usmate Velate borders the following municipalities: Casatenovo, Lomagna, Camparada, Carnate, Arcore, Vimercate. ...
,
Bernareggio
Bernareggio ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza e Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan.
Twin towns
* Wachtberg, Germany
* La Villedieu-du-Clain, France
* Michendorf
Michen ...
,
Vimercate
Vimercate (; , ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Monza and Brianza, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is from Milan and from Monza.
Its name (whose first finding dates back to the year 745) derives from the Latin ''Vicus ...
. It is served by
Carnate-Usmate railway station.
Carnate's biggest attraction is the so-called Villa Banfi, an ancient mansion originally owned by the Banfi family.
Twin towns
*
Plaisance-du-Touch
Plaisance-du-Touch (, literally ''Plaisance of the Touch''; , Gascon: ''Plasença deu Toish'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, southwestern France. It has a fine church with a notable organ by the Toulouse builder Puget.
Populat ...
,
France
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References
External links
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