Arcore
Encyclopedia
Arcore is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) northeast of Milan
.
Arcore borders the following municipalities: Usmate Velate
, Camparada
, Lesmo
, Biassono
, Vimercate
, Villasanta
, Concorezzo
.
A notable resident is Silvio Berlusconi
, Italian Prime Minister.
Wikimedia Italia has its offices in the commune.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) northeast of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.
Arcore borders the following municipalities: Usmate Velate
Usmate Velate
Usmate Velate is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northeast of Milan....
, Camparada
Camparada
Camparada is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northeast of Milan.Camparada borders the following municipalities: Casatenovo, Usmate Velate, Lesmo, Arcore....
, Lesmo
Lesmo
Lesmo is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northeast of Milan....
, Biassono
Biassono
Biassono is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan....
, Vimercate
Vimercate
Vimercate is a city and comune in the province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is 25 kilometres from Milan and 10 from Monza.The city was originally founded by the Romans on the banks of the river Molgora.-Main sights:...
, Villasanta
Villasanta
Villasanta is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km northeast of Milan.Villasanta borders the following municipalities: Arcore, Biassono, Monza, Concorezzo....
, Concorezzo
Concorezzo
Concorezzo is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km northeast of Milan. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on September 25, 1989....
.
A notable resident is Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
, Italian Prime Minister.
Wikimedia Italia has its offices in the commune.