Briosco
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- This article is about the Italian municipality. For Italian Renaissance sculptors and architects, see Andrea Briosco (Riccio) and Benedetto BrioscoBenedetto Brioscothumb|300px|The portal of the Certosa di Pavia.Benedetto Briosco was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect, active in Lombardy....
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Briosco 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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 30 km north 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 ,...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,676 and an area of 6.6 km².
Under the comune, lie two fraction: Capriano and the hystorical and cultural site of Fornaci. Briosco borders the following municipalities: Inverigo
Inverigo
Inverigo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about southeast of Como...
, Veduggio con Colzano
Veduggio con Colzano
Veduggio con Colzano is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km north of Milan.- External links :*...
, Renate
Renate
Renate is a comune in the region of Lombardy within the province of Monza and Brianza....
, Besana in Brianza
Besana in Brianza
Besana in Brianza is a town and comune in the province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree of February 16, 1971.-Famous citizens:* Don Carlo Gnocchi , blessed...
, Giussano
Giussano
Giussano is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km north of Milan...
, Carate Brianza
Carate Brianza
Carate Brianza is a town and comune in the province of Monza and Brianza. The city lies at an altitude ranging from 230 and 300 m above sea level, on the Lambro river.- History :...
, Verano Brianza
Verano Brianza
Verano Brianza is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km north of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,968 and an area of 3.5 km²....
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