Bovisio Masciago

Bovisio-Masciago
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Monza and Brianza  (MB)
Local name	Buis and Masciagh
Coordinates	45 ° 37 '  N , 9 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 36 '40 "  N , 9 ° 9' 0"  E
height	188  m slm
surface	4.92 km²
Residents	17,044 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	3,464 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	20813
prefix	0362
ISTAT number	108010
Popular name	Bovisiani and Masciaghesi
Patron saint	Pankratius ( May 12th ) and Martin von Tours ( November 11th )
Website	Bovisio-Masciago

Bovisio Masciago (also with a hyphen) is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 17,044 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Monza and Brianza in Lombardy . The municipality is located in the Padanian Plain about 15 kilometers north of Milan and about 12 kilometers northwest of Monza . It borders on the metropolitan city of Milan . The Seveso River flows through the municipality .

history

In 1928 the localities of Bovisio and Masciago Milanese were merged. This is how today's community came into being. The names are derived from Latin place names. Bovisio comes from bovis otium , Masciago from martis ager .

Personalities

• Anselmo da Bovisio (exact dates unknown), Archbishop of Milan , led the Lombard troops of the 1101 crusade.

traffic

The railway line from Milan to Asso runs through the municipality . The place has a train station called Bovisio Masciago-Mombello. Strada Statale 35 and Strada Statale 527 run through the municipality .

literature

• Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 149.
• Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Bovisio Masciago Online

Web links

Commons : Bovisio-Masciago  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.