Macherio
Encyclopedia
Macherio is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 20 km northeast of Milan
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,751 and an area of 3.2 km².
The municipality of Macherio contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bareggia, Pedresse, and Belvedere.
Macherio borders the following municipalities: Triuggio
, Lesmo
, Sovico
, Biassono
, Lissone
.
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 20 km 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 ,...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,751 and an area of 3.2 km².
The municipality of Macherio contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bareggia, Pedresse, and Belvedere.
Macherio borders the following municipalities: Triuggio
Triuggio
Triuggio is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northeast of Milan.- External links :*...
, 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....
, Sovico
Sovico
Sovico is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km northeast of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,329 and an area of 3.2 km²....
, Biassono
Biassono
Biassono is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 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....
.