Misinto is a ''
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 ...
'' (municipality) 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 ...
in the
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region
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 ...
, located about northwest of
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 ...
.
Misinto borders the following municipalities:
Lentate sul Seveso
Lentate sul Seveso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan.
Lentate sul Seveso borders the following municipalities: Mariano Comense, Carimate, Cermenate, ...
,
Lazzate
Lazzate is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan.
Lazzate borders the following municipalities: Bregnano, Cermenate, Lentate sul Seveso, Rovellasca, Misi ...
,
Rovellasca
Rovellasca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about south of Como.
Rovellasca borders the following municipalities: Bregnano, Lazzate, Lomazzo, Misinto, Rov ...
,
Rovello Porro
Rovello Porro (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about south of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,797 and an area of .P ...
,
Cogliate
Cogliate (; lmo, label= Brianzoeu, San Dalmazzi ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located northwest of Milan.
Cogliate borders the following municipalities: Lentate sul Seves ...
.
History
Autonomous municipality since the Middle Ages, during the Napoleonic reign it was briefly aggregated to Lazzate and then to Lentate. With the unification of Italy the parties were reversed, because in 1869 it was Misinto who annexed Lazzate, only to lose it in 1905.
The
municipal coat of arms was granted by royal decree of 20 December 1932.
«Blue to the pine plant, placed on arid ground, juxtaposed by the natural heather plant; with silver head, to the black eagle, crowned with the field. Commune exterior ornaments.
The pine and the heather, typical plants of the heath, represent the partly wooded and partly barren landscape of the territory of the Municipality of Misinto. The black eagle in the silver head is taken from the coat of arms of the noble Milanese family of Carcassola
which in 1538 had become the owner of the fiefdom of the parish church of Seveso, of which Misinto was part at that time.
The banner is a white cloth with the municipality's coat of arms in the centre.
Places of interest
Monuments
Monument to the fallen soldiers of
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
The monument is located inside the Parco della Rimembranza, situated along Via dei Caduti, the street that connects the center to the oratory dedicated to
St. Dominic Savio.
On the plaque, placed under the painting of the
Pietà
The Pietà (; meaning "pity", "compassion") is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus after his body was removed from the cross. It is most often found in sculpture. The Pietà is a specific form o ...
by Mauro Conconi, is written.
Religious Buildings
In Centro a Misinto is the parish church San Siro, built in the first half of the
17th century
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 ( MDCI), to December 31, 1700 ( MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural moveme ...
and later enlarged in the last years of the 19th century with the addition of the crypt (which houses a valuable reliquary), is flanked by a Romanesque-style bell tower.
In the hamlet of Cascina Nuova is the new church San Bernardo, dating from 1927; the old church is a few meters from the parish.
Historic Villas
Maggi Palace
It took this name when, on December 3, 1810, Ermenegildo Vimercati ceded all his property, land and buildings, to Carlo Ambrogio Maggi. About the origins of the palace, probably, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries (perhaps originally fortified), there was a transfer of ownership from a previous lineage to that of the Vimercati; it is certain, however, that the primitive core of the building dates back a few centuries earlier. The Maggi did not make any major changes, such as to profoundly alter the floor plan of the palace; the wall structure and exterior appearance must not have been dissimilar to how they appear today. They added perhaps a few posthumous elements (such as the interior veranda) and completed the decoration of other interior rooms.
Now the palace is home to the town hall and municipal
library
A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...
.
Villa Riva
It was the Solaro family, to be considered the first owner of the property. The family's stay in Misinto, in fact is documented as far back as the 16th century by parish registers. In a document from 1691 there is a description of the coherences of their properties in the territory of Misinto, divided into several tables. In 1793, when the last Solaro heir Don G. Battista Solari died, the widow Gozzoni, finding herself alone and without heirs, passed the property to Antonia Francesconi, wife of Zaccaria Riva. The passing must have occurred in the very early years of the 19th century.
In 1947 villa and garden were purchased by the Lanzani family of Seveso.
Anthropogenic geography
In addition to the capital, there are two hamlets.
New farmhouse
It is a fraction of about 800 inhabitants located between the municipalities of Misinto,
Cogliate
Cogliate (; lmo, label= Brianzoeu, San Dalmazzi ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located northwest of Milan.
Cogliate borders the following municipalities: Lentate sul Seves ...
and
Rovellasca
Rovellasca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about south of Como.
Rovellasca borders the following municipalities: Bregnano, Lazzate, Lomazzo, Misinto, Rov ...
. Cascina Nuova has been a parish in its own right since 1925, although administratively it depends for 2/3 on the municipality of Misinto and for 1/3 on the municipality of Cogliate.
Cascina Sant'Andrea
It is a locality in the south-east of the town, half immersed in the Parco delle Groane, home to some craft businesses and some families, for a total of thirty residents.
Economy
The economic fabric of the country is lively, as in the rest of the district and is mainly characterized by small and medium-sized enterprises, active above all in the furniture sector.
Administration
The mayor of Misinto is Matteo Piuri, elected on 26 May 2019 and candidate on the
centre-right
Centre-right politics lean to the Right-wing politics, right of the Left–right politics, political spectrum, but are closer to the Centrism, centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure a ...
civic list.
Sports
Soccer
Cm 2004 Amateur Sports Association known as Calcio Misinto is the only team in the municipality.
Motorcycle club
Moto Club Misinto, dedicated to Angelo Bergamonti.
Cycling
In October, the municipality hosts the "Trofeo Comune di Misinto" organized by G.S. Misintese Asd, this competition is part of the Monza and Brianza provincial championship. Traditionally it takes place on the Sunday morning of the week containing the village festival.
Ski
In Misinto there is the amateur sports activity Sci club I Corvi.
Volleyball, karate and other sports
The municipality makes the gymnasium of the G. Marconi elementary school available to private companies. The three clubs that historically use the gym are ASD Karate, Oeffe Volleyball Misinto Under 17 and the Misinto Dance Academy.
Administration
Roads
From Misinto it is possible to easily reach
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 ...
and
Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and ...
thanks to the former Giovi state highway (SS 35), which passes through the nearby municipality of
Lentate sul Seveso
Lentate sul Seveso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan.
Lentate sul Seveso borders the following municipalities: Mariano Comense, Carimate, Cermenate, ...
. The section of the state highway that connects Lentate to Cormano is called the Superstrada Milano-Meda (SP 35).
The nearest highway entrances are in Turate and
Lomazzo
Lomazzo (Western Lombard: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Como, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is situated halfway between Como and Milan. The ancient historical center of the town was founded on the top of a hill situated ...
where the Autostrada dei laghi (A9 Lainate - Como - Chiasso) passes.
References
External links
Official website
{{Lombardy-geo-stub