Biassono is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian

Italy

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 region Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

, located about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) northeast of Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

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Biassono borders the following municipalities: Lesmo

Lesmo

Lesmo is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northeast of Milan....

, Arcore

Arcore

Arcore is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan.Arcore borders the following municipalities: Usmate Velate, Camparada, Lesmo, Biassono, Vimercate, Villasanta, Concorezzo.A notable resident is Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime...

, Macherio

Macherio

Macherio is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km northeast of Milan...

, Lissone

Lissone

Lissone is a town and comune in the province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Italy. Lissone is 18 kilometers far from Milan, that is the capital of the Region to whom the municipality belongs....

, Monza

Monza

Monza is a city and comune on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy some 15 km north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. It is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.On June...

, Vedano al Lambro

Vedano al Lambro

Vedano al Lambro is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km northeast of Milan....

, Villasanta

Villasanta

Villasanta is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km northeast of Milan.Villasanta borders the following municipalities: Arcore, Biassono, Monza, Concorezzo....

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Biassono is noteworthy because of its location situated to the northwest of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the town of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which has been hosted there since the sport's inception....

, constructed in the park of Monza's Royal Villa.
It opened in 1922, making it the oldest Grand Prix venue that the FIA Formula One World Championship still uses for the annual Gran Premio d'Italia

Gran Premio d'Italia

The Gran Premio d'Italia is a Listed flat horse race in Italy which is open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at San Siro, Milan, over a distance of 2,200 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....

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Biassono is crossed by the Lambro river

Lambro

For the river in Cilento, see Lambro . For the genus, see Lambro .The Lambro is a river of Lombardy, northern Italy, a left tributary of the Po....

 in San Giorgio al Lambro, a small suburb of the municipality.

Museum

• The Museum "Carlo Verri" is located in in the Verri Palace; it also service as a library and the town hall.

External links

• Biassono Turistic Guide