Cornate d'Adda explained

Cornate d'Adda
Official Name:Città di Cornate d'Adda
Coordinates:45.65°N 37°W
Region:Lombardy
Province:Monza and Brianza (MB)
Frazioni:Colnago, Porto d'Adda, Villa Paradiso
Mayor:Giuseppe Felice Colombo (since 27 May 2019)
Area Total Km2:13.6
Population Total:10710
Population As Of:31 December 2014[1]
Population Demonym:Cornatesi
Elevation M:236
Postal Code:20862
Area Code:039

Cornate d'Adda (Curnàa in the Brianza dialect, and simply Cornate until 1924) is a comune of 10,799 inhabitants[2] in the province of Monza and Brianza, and it is 21 km away from Monza, the provincial capital. It is part of the Vimercatese and of the Parco Adda Nord. The frazioni of Colnago and of Porto d'Adda are part of the municipal territory.

The square of Cornate is called the XV Martyrs, as a re-enactment of the 15 partisans shot in Milan, in Piazzale Loreto, on 10 August 1944 by the Nazi. On 29 May 2018 the President of the Republic conferred the title of "City of Cornate d'Adda".

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Web site: Dato Istat - Popolazione residente al 31 dicembre 2018.. IT. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180729141434/http://demo.istat.it/bilmens2018gen/index.html . 2018-07-29 .