Besana in Brianza

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Besana in Brianza

45°42′N 9°17′E / 45.700°N 9.283°E / 45.700; 9.283CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceMonza and Brianza (MB)FrazioniCalò, Cazzano, Montesiro, Valle Guidino, Vergo Zoccorino, Villa RaverioGovernment

• MayorIl PozzoliArea

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• Total15.77 km² (6.09 sq mi)Elevation

336 m (1,102 ft)Population

(30 April 2017)^[2]

• Total15,537 • Density990/km² (2,600/sq mi)DemonymBesanesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

20842

Dialing code0362WebsiteOfficial website

Besana in Brianza (Lombard: Besana Brianza, Brianzöö dialect: Besàna Briànsa) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Northern Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree of 16 February 1971.

People

Carlo Gnocchi (1902–1956), blessed
Eugenio Corti (1921–2014), Italian writer
Piero Corti (1925–2003), doctor
Riccardo Muti (1941), honorary citizen
Maddalena Crippa (1957), actress
Demetrio Albertini (1971), footballer
Vittorio Arrigoni (1975–2011), Italian reporter and activist

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Population data from ISTAT