Bresso (

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about north of

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. At the 2001 census the municipality had a population of 26,255 inhabitants and a

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of 8,027.2 persons/km², making it the most densely populated ''comune'' in Italy outside the

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. Bresso borders the following municipalities:

Cinisello Balsamo Cinisello Balsamo (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of about 75,200 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region of Lombardy, about northeast of Milan city center. Cinisello Balsamo borders the following municipalities: ...

Cusano Milanino Cusano Milanino (local lmo, Cusan ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in Lombardy. Cusano Milanino is about 13 kilometers far from the center of Milan. It borders Paderno Dugnano, Cinisello Balsamo, Cormano and Bress ...

Sesto San Giovanni Sesto San Giovanni (; lmo, Sest San Giovann, label=Western Lombard ), locally referred to as just Sesto ( lmo, Sest, links=no), is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. Its railway station is the northernmost st ...

Cormano Cormano (Milanese: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan. Cormano borders the following municipalities: Paderno Dugnano, Bollate, Cusano Milanino, Bress ...

and

. Milan's

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airfield is located at Bresso and is the home of the Aero Club Milano and Aero Club Bresso.

Transport

Bresso Airport Bresso Airfield ( it, Aeroporto di Bresso, ), also known as Aeroporto Giampiero Clerici, is an aerodrome in Bresso, in the Milan metropolitan area. Originally built in 1912, the field served as a ''factory airfield'' until the nearby Breda fa ...

is in the commune.

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Milan-geo-stub