Sovico
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Monza and Brianza (MB) | |
Local name | Sùvic | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 9 ° 16 ′ E | |
height | 221 m slm | |
surface | 3.25 km² | |
Residents | 8,386 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 2,580 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 20845 | |
prefix | 039 | |
ISTAT number | 108041 | |
Popular name | Sovicesi | |
Website | Sovico |
Sovico is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 8386 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Monza and Brianza in Lombardy . The municipality is located about 7 kilometers north of Monza and about 20.5 kilometers north-northeast of Milan on the Lambro . The Parco della Valle del Lambro borders the municipality .
history
The Latin place name for the place is Summus vicus (highest hill). Mentions are recorded for 879 and 998. The importance of the place was rather marginal until the beginning of modern times.
traffic
On the Seregno – Ponte San Pietro railway line, there is a train station together with the neighboring municipality of Macherio . The former tram from Monza to Carate Brianza was discontinued in 1960.
Web links
Commons : Sovico - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.