The name Melatum appeared for the first time in the 4th century; it may be derived from the Greek for black/gloomy/dark because of the presence of woods, or from the Italian for apple (mela): an important fruit from the region.
During the fighting between the Torriani and the Visconti families for the supremacy of Milan, Merate (in particular the castle) suffered considerable damage. It recovered during the 17th century after being decimated by the plague; finally becoming one of the richest towns of the region, after Lecco.
At the beginning of the 16th century an academic institute was constructed: at the end of the 18th century the young writer/poet Alessandro Manzoni studied at this school, and after his death the school took on his name.
After the unification of Italy Merate grew as an industrial centre with the development of the banking and textile industries. At the end of the 19th century it became one of the first Italian towns to have electricity, gas and piped drinking water.
The interwar period saw considerable development of the mechanical and textile industries.
In 1926 the astronomical observatory was constructed, and in the same year the municipality was enlarged, incorporating many neighbouring communities.
Industry continued to increase after the Second World War. The population passed to 9,000 inhabitants in 1951, and is 14,000 today. Merate received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree in 1991.
The Santctuary of Madonna del Bosco (17th century), housing a Deposition by Domenico Campi.
Astronomical observatoryedit
Starting from the end 19th century light pollution from Milan disturbed the activities of the Brera astronomical observatory. However, the idea to construct a new observatory outside the City was not realized until the 1920s with the acquisition of the villa San Rocco: this used to be a Capuchin monastery before becoming a private villa and then a psychiatric clinic following the First World War.
Today Brianza is one of the most densely populated regions of Italy and the light pollution is considerable. Nonetheless, the observatory is still used for research activities (leader in the production of X-ray optics), as well as course- and thesis-work for the students of Milan University.
Mayors of Merate from 1860 (from municipality website)edit
1860 - 1861 Federico Sala
1861 - 1864 Berengario Barbiano di Belgiojoso
1864 - 1870 Luigi Prinetti
1870 - 1886 Carlo Cornaggia
1887 - 1893 Vitale Bianchi
1893 - 1899 Antonio Baslini
1900 - 1905 Giambattista Colombo
1905 - 1920 Carlo Baslini
1920 - 1922 Mario Bevilacqua
1922 - 1923 Alessandro Tettamanti
1924 - 1925 Carlo Baslini
1926 - 1943 Carlo Baslini (podestà)
1945 - 1946 Gerolamo Bonfanti Palazzi
1946 - 1946 Alessandro Tettamanti
1946 - 1960 Mario Sala
1960 - 1964 Enrico Ferrario
1964 - 1975 Luigi Zappa
1975 - 1985 Giuseppe Ghezzi
1985 - 1990 Giacomo Romerio
1990 - 1995 Mario Gallina
1995 - 2004 Dario Perego
2004 - 2009 Giovanni Battista Albani
External linksedit
Merate on line
^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
December 18, 2023
merate, brianzöö, meraa, municipality, inhabitants, province, lecco, northern, italian, region, lombardy, served, cernusco, railway, station, meraa, lombard, comunecittà, piazza, prinetticoat, armslocation, location, italyshow, italy, lombardy, show, lombardyc. Merate Brianzoo Meraa is a municipality of 14 872 inhabitants in the province of Lecco in the northern Italian region of Lombardy It is served by Cernusco Merate railway station Merate Meraa Lombard ComuneCitta di MeratePiazza PrinettiCoat of armsLocation of MerateMerateLocation of Merate in ItalyShow map of ItalyMerateMerate Lombardy Show map of LombardyCoordinates 45 42 N 9 26 E 45 700 N 9 433 E 45 700 9 433CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceLecco LC FrazioniBrugarolo Cassina Fra Martino Novate Brianza Pagnano SartiranaArea 1 Total11 km2 4 sq mi Elevation292 m 958 ft Population 31 May 2009 2 Total14 872 Density1 400 km2 3 500 sq mi DemonymMeratesiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code23807Dialing code039Patron saintSt AmbroseSaint dayDecember 7WebsiteOfficial website The tower of Merate Contents 1 History 2 Main sights 3 Astronomical observatory 4 Twinned towns 5 Mayors of Merate from 1860 from municipality website 6 External linksHistory editThe name Melatum appeared for the first time in the 4th century it may be derived from the Greek for black gloomy dark because of the presence of woods or from the Italian for apple mela an important fruit from the region During the fighting between the Torriani and the Visconti families for the supremacy of Milan Merate in particular the castle suffered considerable damage It recovered during the 17th century after being decimated by the plague finally becoming one of the richest towns of the region after Lecco At the beginning of the 16th century an academic institute was constructed at the end of the 18th century the young writer poet Alessandro Manzoni studied at this school and after his death the school took on his name After the unification of Italy Merate grew as an industrial centre with the development of the banking and textile industries At the end of the 19th century it became one of the first Italian towns to have electricity gas and piped drinking water The interwar period saw considerable development of the mechanical and textile industries In 1926 the astronomical observatory was constructed and in the same year the municipality was enlarged incorporating many neighbouring communities Industry continued to increase after the Second World War The population passed to 9 000 inhabitants in 1951 and is 14 000 today Merate received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree in 1991 Main sights editPalazzo Prinetti 18th century with a high cylindrical tower Villa Confalonieri late 19th century Villa Baslini Villa Belvedere Villa Il Mombello Villa Il Subaglio The Santctuary of Madonna del Bosco 17th century housing a Deposition by Domenico Campi Astronomical observatory editStarting from the end 19th century light pollution from Milan disturbed the activities of the Brera astronomical observatory However the idea to construct a new observatory outside the City was not realized until the 1920s with the acquisition of the villa San Rocco this used to be a Capuchin monastery before becoming a private villa and then a psychiatric clinic following the First World War Today Brianza is one of the most densely populated regions of Italy and the light pollution is considerable Nonetheless the observatory is still used for research activities leader in the production of X ray optics as well as course and thesis work for the students of Milan University Twinned towns edit nbsp Buzancais France nbsp Kappeln GermanyMayors of Merate from 1860 from municipality website edit1860 1861 Federico Sala 1861 1864 Berengario Barbiano di Belgiojoso 1864 1870 Luigi Prinetti 1870 1886 Carlo Cornaggia 1887 1893 Vitale Bianchi 1893 1899 Antonio Baslini 1900 1905 Giambattista Colombo 1905 1920 Carlo Baslini 1920 1922 Mario Bevilacqua 1922 1923 Alessandro Tettamanti 1924 1925 Carlo Baslini 1926 1943 Carlo Baslini podesta 1945 1946 Gerolamo Bonfanti Palazzi 1946 1946 Alessandro Tettamanti 1946 1960 Mario Sala 1960 1964 Enrico Ferrario 1964 1975 Luigi Zappa 1975 1985 Giuseppe Ghezzi 1985 1990 Giacomo Romerio 1990 1995 Mario Gallina 1995 2004 Dario Perego 2004 2009 Giovanni Battista AlbaniExternal links editBrera astronomical observatory Merate Merate on line Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 Popolazione Residente al 1 Gennaio 2018 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Merate amp oldid 1137459392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
