Merate

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Merate
coat of arms
Merate (Italy)
Merate
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Lecco  (LC)
Local name Meraa
Coordinates 45 ° 42 ′  N , 9 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 25 ′ 15 ″  E
height 292  m slm
surface 11 km²
Residents 14,857 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 1,351 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 23807
prefix 039
ISTAT number 097048
Popular name Meratesi
Patron saint Ambrose of Milan ( December 7th )
Website Merate
The municipality of Merate within the province of Lecco
Zeiss telescope
Palazzo Prinetti
Villa Subaglio

Merate is a municipality in the province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy with 14,857 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Merate is the fulcrum of the area known as Brianza meratese or Meratese, in the Brianza area in the province of Lecco. It is located in a hilly landscape typical of the Lombard pre-Alps to which it belongs. Merate has a population density of 1350 inhabitants / km² and covers an area of ​​11.07 km², which is an average of 298 m. ü. M. is located.

The neighboring municipalities of Merate are Calco , Cernusco Lombardone , Imbersago , Montevecchia , Olgiate Molgora , Osnago , Robbiate , Ronco Briantino (MB).

history

The name Merate appears for the first time in a document from 926 AD, although the settlement may have already existed in Roman times. In Roman times, the area was crossed by the Via Spluga, a Roman road that connected Milan with the Splügen Pass . In a diploma from Emperor Frederick I (HRR) issued in Roncaglia in 1158 , the Monastery of San Dionigi in Milan was confirmed as the owner of the Castle of Merate and ordered that all men of the center of Brianza should be loyal to the abbot and his successors swear and no longer make the decision to choose their own representatives without the permission of the Abbot of San Dionigi.

For centuries, Merate was part of the parish of Brivio , but over time, from the 16th century, it became more important than the common main parish and it took its place during the early 19th century. During the fighting between the Torriani (della Torre) and the Visconti for supremacy in Milan, Merate (especially the castle) suffered considerable damage. It recovered around the 17th century when, after being decimated by the plague , it became one of the richest parishes in the area after Lecco.

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2019
Residents 4673 4979 5142 6254 6875 6735 7346 8573 8954 11270 13687 14091 14096 14583 14891

Culture and sights

  • Parish Church of Sant'Ambrogio. On December 7th, the feast of the local patron Sant'Ambrogio is celebrated.
  • Today, the Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera with a Zeiss telescope is located in Merate .
  • Palazzo Prinetti.

Partnerships

Merate's partner communities are Buzançais in the French Département Indre and Kappeln in Schleswig-Holstein .

Personalities

Raffaelangelo Palazzi

literature

  • Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 133.
  • Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Merate Online .

Web links

Commons : Merate  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Merate on lombardiabeniculturali.it/architetture/
  • Merate on tuttitalia.it/lombardia/
  • Merate on comuni-italiani.it/
  • Merate on lombardia.indettaglio.it (Italian)

Individual evidence

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