Seregno (; lmo, label= Brianzoeu, Seregn ) is a town and ''

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in the Italian region of Lombardy. Seregno received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 26 January 1979. It is served by Seregno railway station.

Geography

The city is located in the upper part of the Lombard plain, from

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, capital of the Region. The current infrastructure system, with two longitudinal bisecting roads and a thick mesh of provincial and municipal roads and railways make Seregno also very close to all the major attractions of the area such as the lake districts, the

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Main sights

*Basilica church of St. Joseph (18th century) *Landriani Caponaghi Palace, the current town hall *Odescalchi Villa * Barbarossa Tower

Economy

Seregno is positioned in the middle of one of the most economically productive areas in Italy with a high concentration of small and medium-sized enterprises. The total number of companies listed in Seregno is over 3,600, equal to about 6 percent of companies throughout the Province of Monza and Brianza territory. Seregno has a long-established tradition in industrial and craft production with excellence in the furniture sector, engineering industry, clothing and computer industries. A peculiarity of Seregno is the presence of a high number of bank agencies in relation to the resident population and businesses located within the city boundaries.

People

* Luca Caldirola, football player * Alan Caligiuri, (1981), Deejay * Igor Cassina, (1977), Olympic winner gymnast * Piero Lissoni, architect and designer * Roberto Mandressi, football player * Marco Mapelli, racing driver * Ettore Pozzoli, musician and pianist * Riccardo Trabattoni (2001), student, actor and broker * Carlo Villa, football player * Iago Longoni, student, former football player and historian

Culture

The International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition, for tradition and amount of prize, is one of the oldest and most prestigious

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competitions in the worldThe Malta Council Culture and the Arts
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since 1959 and held every two years.

Twin towns

Seregno is

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with: *

Sant'Agata di Esaro Sant'Agata di Esaro is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Twin towns * Seregno Seregno (; lmo, label= Brianzoeu, Seregn ) is a town and ''comune'' of the new Province of Monza and Brianza ...

, Italy

References

Sources

* G. Ferrarini, A. Stadiotti, M. Stadiotti (a cura di). ''Seregno: Un paese, la sua storia, la sua anima''. Telesio editrice, Carnate, 1999. *E. Mariani. ''Storia di Seregno – Circolo Culturale Seregn de la memoria''. Seregno, 1963. * G. Picasso e M. Tagliabue (a cura di). ''Seregno. Una comunità di Brianza nella storia (secoli XI – XX)'' Comune di Seregno, Seregno, 1994.

External links

Official City website

International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition Official web site
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