Santa Maria Hoè

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Santa Maria Hoè
coat of arms
Santa Maria Hoè (Italy)
Santa Maria Hoè
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Lecco  (LC)
Coordinates 45 ° 45 ′  N , 9 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 44 ′ 40 "  N , 9 ° 22 ′ 20"  E
height 371  m slm
surface 2.8 km²
Residents 2,177 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 778 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 23889
prefix 039
ISTAT number 097074
Popular name Santamarinesi
Patron saint Anthony the Great ( January 17 )
Website Santa Maria Hoè
Santa Maria Hoè municipality in the province of Lecco
Parish Church of Santa Maria

Santa Maria Hoè is a municipality with 2177 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy .

geography

Santa Maria Hoè is about 20 km south of the provincial capital Lecco , halfway between Como and Bergamo , in the Meratese , a landscape in the west of the province of Monza and Brianza . Districts ( frazioni ) are Alduno, Bosco, Hoè and Tremonte.

The neighboring municipalities are Castello di Brianza , Colle Brianza , Olgiate Molgora and Rovagnate .

Culture and sights

In the 19th century, Santa Maria Hoè was an important marketplace for silk moth cocoons ; the silk culture was from the mid-18th century to the 20th century an important industry in the Brianza.

The churches are in the parish:

  • Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Maria Addolorata - Parochial church from the 17th century. The facade dates from the 18th century and was left unfinished. In the church there are works by Camillo Procaccini , Giacomo Bono and Fiammenghino (Giovan Mauro della Rovere).
  • Chiesa di Santa Veronica ad Hoé Superiore
  • Chiesa di Santa Veronica - Church in the Tremonte district
  • Chiesa di S. Petronilla - Church in the district of Bosco

Regular events

  • Festa di Sant'Antonio - Feast of the local patron on January 17th

literature

Web links

Commons : Santa Maria Hoè  - 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.
  2. ↑ Parish Church of Santa Maria Addolorata (photo)