Besana in Brianza
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Besana in Brianza is a town and comune
in the province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy
, Italy
. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree of February 16, 1971.
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:...
in the province of Monza and Brianza, 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...
, Italy
Italy
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. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree of February 16, 1971.
Famous citizens
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