Bruzzano Explained

Official Name:Bruzzano
Settlement Type:Quartier of Milan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Italy
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Lombardy
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Milan
Subdivision Type3:Comune
Subdivision Name3:Milan
Subdivision Type4:Zone
Subdivision Name4:9
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Bruzzano is a district (quartier) of Milan, Italy. It is an area located within Zone 9 of the city.

Overview

Its name comes from the Latin Bruttianum, as the land owner of the agricultural fundus was a Roman citizen coming from Bruttium[1] (today Calabria). In this region, in fact, there is now the namesake municipality of Bruzzano Zeffirio. The first written documents that testify the existence of an independent comune dates back to 1346,[2] while the earliest proof of the existence of the church of Santa Maria Assunta dates back to 1011.[3]

Bruzzano formed a separate municipality until 1869, when it joined Affori, Bresso and Dergano to form the Comune di Affori e Uniti (named again just Affori since 1912), which was then annexed in Milan in 1923.

References

45.5286°N 9.1733°W

Notes and References

  1. Eugenio Cazzani. Bruzzano: memorie d'una antica pieve. Saronno. 1989
  2. Web site: Comune di Bruzzano, sec. XIV - 1757 – Istituzioni storiche – Lombardia Beni Culturali.
  3. Web site: Pieve della Beata Vergine Assunta, sec. XI - 1930 – Istituzioni storiche – Lombardia Beni Culturali.