Seregno

Seregno
—  Comune  —
Città di Seregno
Coat of arms
Seregno Location of Seregno in Italy
Coordinates: 45°39′N 9°12′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Monza and Brianza (MB)
Frazioni	Ceredo, San Carlo, Sant'Ambrogio, Santa Valeria, Lazzaretto, San Salvatore, Dosso, Meredo
Government
• Mayor	Giacinto Mariani (Lega Lombarda)
Area
• Total	13.01 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation	222 m (728 ft)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	43,163
• Density	3,317.7/km2 (8,592.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Seregnesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	20831
Dialing code	0362
Patron saint	Saint Valeria
Saint day	28 April
Website	Official website

Seregno is a town and comune of the new Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region of Lombardy. Its population number is (December 2010) around 43.163 inhabitants, making it the second city of the Province after Monza. Seregno received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on January 26, 1979.

Geography

The city is located in the upper part of the Lombard plain, 10 km from Monza and only 20 km from Milan, capital of the Region. The current infrastructure system, with two longitudinal bisecting roads and a thick mesh of provincial and municipal roads and railways make Seregno also very close to all the major attractions of the area such as the lake districts, the Alps, the cities of Como, Lecco, Bergamo and Varese.

Local Economy and Business

Seregno is positioned in the middle of one of the most economically productive areas in Italy with a high concentration of small and medium-sized enterprises. The total number of companies listed in Seregno is over 3,600, equal to about 6% of companies throughout the Province of Monza and Brianza territory. Seregno has a long-established tradition in industrial and craft production with excellence in the furniture sector, engineering industry, clothing and computer industries. A peculiarity of Seregno is the presence of a high number of bank agencies in relation to the resident population and businesses located within the city boundaries.

Politics and local government

The results breakdown from the last local government elections (2010) have indicated, for the second time after the 2005 election, Giacinto Mariani Mayor of the city, supported by the political parties: PDL and Lega Nord. The Mayor of the city has appointed the following aldermen to govern the city for 5 years (2010–2015):

• Gianfranco Ciafrone, (PDL) – Vice Mayor
• Vito Potenza, (Independent) – Treasurer and general affairs
• Flavio Sambruni, (Lega Nord)
• Edoardo Mazza, (PDL)
• Marco Formenti, (Lega Nord)
• Ilaria Cerqua, (PDL)
• Nicola Viganò, (PDL)
• Riccardo Liviero, (Lega Nord)

Churches

The mother church of Seregno is the Basilica Romana Minore, Collegiata, Prepositurale di San Giuseppe.

Monuments and historical buildings

• Landriani Caponaghi Palace – seat of the city Major
• Odescalchi Villa
• The Barbarossa Tower

City Notables

• Igor Cassina, (1977), Olympic winner gymnast
• Ettore Pozzoli, musician and pianist
• Luca Caldirola, football player

Culture

International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition

The International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition, for tradition and amount of prize, is one of the oldest and most prestigious piano competitions in the world taking place in Seregno, Italy since 1959 and held every 2 years.

References

Bibliography

• G. Ferrarini, A. Stadiotti, M. Stadiotti (a cura di). Seregno: Un paese, la sua storia, la sua anima. Telesio editrice, Carnate, 1999.
• E. Mariani. Storia di Seregno – Circolo Culturale Seregn de la memoria. Seregno, 1963.
• G. Picasso e M. Tagliabue (a cura di). Seregno. Una comunità di Brianza nella storia (secoli XI – XX) Comune di Seregno, Seregno, 1994.

External links

• Official City website (Italian)
• International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition Official web site