Lissone (Brianzolo: Lisson) 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 ...

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 ...

. Lissone is from

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 h ...

. Lissone is bounded by the municipality of Vedano al Lambro,

Monza Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...

Muggiò Muggiò (, ; Milanese: Mugg) is a city (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on September 27, 1992 ...

Desio Desio ( lmo, label= Brianzoeu, Des) is a town and in the Province of Monza and Brianza, Italy. History In 1277 it was the location of the battle between the Visconti and della Torre families for the rule of Milan. On 24 February 1924, Desio rece ...

Seregno Seregno (; lmo, label= Brianzoeu, Seregn ) is a town and ''comune'' of the new Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region of Lombardy. Seregno received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 26 January 1979. It is se ...

Albiate Albiate ( Brianzöö: ) is a town and commune in the province of Monza and Brianza. It lies north of Milan, at an elevation of above sea level where the last morenic hills of upper Lombardy meet the Lombard plain. It borders on the communes of ...

Sovico Sovico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,329 and an area of .All demographics and other statistic ...

Macherio Macherio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,751 and an area of .All demographics and other statisti ...

and

Biassono Biassono ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. Biassono borders the following municipalities: Lesmo, Arcore, Macherio, Lissone, Monza ...

The city is served by the SS36- Highway of Lake of Como and Spluga and by the Milan–Chiasso railway line. Lissone received the honorary title of city by a presidential decree on November 27, 1982. Lissone is served by

Lissone-Muggiò railway station ''Lissone-Muggiò'' is a railway station in Italy. Located on the Milan–Chiasso railway, it serves the towns of Lissone and Muggiò. Services Lissone-Muggiò is served by lines S9 and S11 of the Milan suburban railway network, operated by the ...

People

Pierantonio Tremolada Pierantonio Tremolada (born 4 October 1956 in Lissone) is an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the current Bishop of Brescia since his appointment on 12 July 2017. Prior to this he had served as a bishop in Milan. Life Pierantonio T ...

, (born 1956) bishop of

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

, born in Lissone

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