Seregno

Geography

The city is located in the upper part of the Lombard plain, 10 km from Monza, 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 also make Seregno 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.

Main sights

• Basilica church of St. Joseph (18th century)
• Landriani Caponaghi Palace, the current town hall
• Odescalchi Villa
• Barbarossa Tower

Economy

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 percent 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 branches in relation to the resident population and businesses located within the city boundaries.

People

• Luca Caldirola, football player
• Alan Caligiuri, (1981), Deejay
• Igor Cassina, (1977), Olympic winner gymnast
• Piero Lissoni, architect and designer
• Roberto Mandressi, football player
• Marco Mapelli, racing driver
• Ettore Pozzoli, musician and pianist
• Carlo Villa, football player

Culture

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 two years.

Sport

The Seregno football team is Seregno Fbc, which plays in the Eccellenza

Twin towns

Seregno is twinned with:

• Italy Sant'Agata di Esaro, Italy

References

Sources

• 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.

References

1. Population data from [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy). Istat]]
2. [http://www.maltaculture.com/page.asp?n=pressnewsdetails&i=12279 The Malta Council Culture and the Arts]