Lissone
Lissone
Lisson (Lombard) | |
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| Città di Lissone | |
 Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, colloquially called the Duomo di Lissone | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Omnia vincit humilitas | |
Location of Lissone  | |
  Lissone Location of Lissone in Italy  Lissone Lissone (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′N 9°15′E / 45.617°N 9.250°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Monza and Brianza (MB) |
| Founded | Middle Ages |
| Frazioni | Santa Margherita, Bareggia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laura Borella |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 45,535 |
| • Density | 5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lissonesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20851 |
| Dialing code | 039 |
| Patron saint | St. Peter and St. Paul |
| Saint day | Monday after 3rd Sunday of October |
| Website | Official website |
Lissone (Brianzoeu: Lisson) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Italy. It lies 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Milan.
Lissone is bounded by the municipality of Vedano al Lambro, Monza, Muggiò, Desio, Seregno, Albiate, Sovico, Macherio and Biassono.
The city is served by the SS36- Highway of Lake of Como and Spluga and by the Milan–Chiasso railway line.
Lissone received the honorary title of city by a presidential decree on November 27, 1982.
Lissone is served by Lissone-Muggiò railway station.
People
[edit]- Ugo Agostoni (1893–1941), road bicycle racer
- Guido Sala (1928–1987), Grand Prix motorcycle racer and world champion kart racer
- Pierantonio Tremolada (born 1956), bishop of Brescia
- Alberto Rivolta (1967–2019), footballer
- Federico Perego (born 1984), basketball assistant coach
- Simone Pontiggia (born 1993), footballer
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Comune di Lissone - Risultato della Ricerca". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2011-05-21. Population report from Official Website
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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