Province of Monza e Brianza has been officially created (with part of the province of Milan) on May 12th, 2004, but will be effective in 2009. It will have an area of 363.8 km² and a population (2001 census) of 731,573.
The capital and most important commune is Monza (2001 pop. 120,204). Other important centres are (2001 population) Seregno (39,206), Desio (35,069), Limbiate (31,551), Lissone (34,450), Vimercate (25,536), Cesano Maderno (33,094). The Lambro River runs through Monza. ... Vimercate is a city in the Lombardy region of Italy. ...
Monza (Modicia) was a minor Roman settlement, selected by the Lombard king Theodoric, for his capital, and its first important associations are with Theodelinda, the Lombard queen.
In the Middle Ages, the commune of Monza was sometimes independent, sometimes subject to Milan and the Visconti.
Monza is famous for its Romanesque-Gothic Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista.
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