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 also ...
'' 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 splitting ...
,
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
, 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 re ...
. 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
The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years, and ended between 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC, with t ...
, as shown by a discovery made of carved rocks that are now preserved in the
Archaeological Museum of Milan.
The
Lombard Queen
Theodolinda
Theodelinda also spelled ''Theudelinde'' ( 570–628 AD), was a queen of the Lombards by marriage to two consecutive Lombard rulers, Autari and then Agilulf, and regent of Lombardia during the minority of her son Adaloald, and co-regent when ...
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 a ...
was characterized by the spreading of the
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
, with the construction of five churches and a hospital.
During the 19th century jurist and philosopher
Gian Domenico Romagnosi
Gian Domenico Romagnosi (; 11 December 1761 – 8 June 1835) was an Italian philosopher, economist and jurist.
Biography
Gian Domenico Romagnosi was born in Salsomaggiore Terme.
He studied law at the University of Parma from 1782 to 1786. I ...
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 Santi Ambrogio e Simpliciano is a Roman Catholic provost church in Carate Brianza, province of Monza and Brianza, region of Lombardy, Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in S ...
'' - 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 Santi Pietro e Paolo is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic basilica church in the frazione of Algiate of Carate Brianza, province of Monza and Brianza, region of Lombardy, Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or th ...
'' - 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 Birra may refer to:
* Al-Bireh, historically known as Birra, a city in Palestina
* Al-Bireh, Rashaya
Al-Bireh, El Bire, Biré, El Bireh (Arabic: البيرة) or Birra (time of Crusades) is a town in the Rashaya District, south-eastern portion o ...
*
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 R ...
*
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
Gian Domenico Romagnosi (; 11 December 1761 – 8 June 1835) was an Italian philosopher, economist and jurist.
Biography
Gian Domenico Romagnosi was born in Salsomaggiore Terme.
He studied law at the University of Parma from 1782 to 1786. I ...
References
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Municipalities of the Province of Monza and Brianza