In Middle Age Communes in Italy, a broletto was the place where the whole population met for democratic assemblies, and where the elected men lived and administered justice. ''Broletto'' is an ancient

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word, from

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"broilum, brogilum", which probably derives from a

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word. Its first meaning is "little orchard or garden"; hence the meaning "field surrounded by a wall". Ancient brolettoes are major buildings in

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and others. Several places or buildings in northern Italy are called "Broletto".

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Image:Orta_San_Giulio-Broletto.jpg, The broletto at

Orta San Giulio Orta San Giulio is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Novara. The town itself is built on a promontory which juts out from t ...

, on

Lake Orta Lake Orta (Italian: ''Lago d’Orta'') is a lake in northern Italy, west of Lake Maggiore. It has been so named since the 16th century, but was previously called Lago di San Giulio, after Saint Julius (4th century), the patron saint of the regi ...

Image:5023 - Milano - Broletto nuovo - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 24-July-2007.jpg, The Broletto Nuovo in

Image:5027_-_Milano_-_Broletto_nuovo_-_Sotto_il_porticato_-_Foto_Giovanni_Dall'Orto,_24-July-2007.jpg, Under the porch of Broletto Nuovo in Milan Image:Palazzo Broletto 03.JPG, The

Broletto In Middle Age Communes in Italy, a broletto 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 word, from medieval Latin "broilum, bro ...

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* Broletto, Arona in Arona, province of Novara * in

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Broletto, Brescia The Broletto or Broletto Palace of Brescia has for centuries housed the civic government offices of this city found in the region of Lombardy, Italy. The term Broletto refers to a buildings equivalent to the town hall or town assembly. History In ...

* in

* In

Cremona Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ...

, two examples of ''broletti'': ** the

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** the

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Palazzo del Comune (Cremona) * in Lodi *

Palazzo del Podestà, Mantua The Palazzo del Podestà, or Palazzo del Broletto, is a 13th-century palace, located between Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza Broletto, in the center of Mantua, region of Lombardy, Italy. The building for many years serving as the offices of the Municip ...

* In Milan: **

Palazzo della Ragione, Milan The Palazzo della Ragione ("Palace of Wisdom" literally) is a historic building of Milan, Italy, located in Piazza Mercanti, facing the Loggia degli Osii. It was built in the 13th century and originally served as a broletto (i.e., an administra ...

or ''Broletto Nuovo'', one of three ''broletti'' ** , formerly ''Broletto Nuovissimo'', today hosting the

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* Arengario (Monza) * in

* Broletto, Orta or ''Palazzo della Comunità'', in

, province of Novara *

Broletto, Pavia The Broletto or Broletto Palace of Pavia, Italy has for centuries housed the civic government offices of this city found in the region of Lombardy, Italy. The term Broletto refers to a buildings equivalent to the town hall or town assembly. Hist ...

* Broletto, Perugia in

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, current seat of the

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region * Palazzo Comunale, Piacenza, or ''il Gotico'' * Broletto, Reggio Emilia in

* in

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* and in

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