Carate Brianza

• Name — Carate Brianza • Official Name — Comune di Carate Brianza • Native Name — Caraa • Region — Lombardy • Province — Monza and Brianza (MB) • Mayor — Luca Veggian • Area Total Km2 — 9.92 • Population Total — 17949 • Population As Of — 30 November 2017 • Population Demonym — Caratesi • Elevation M — 256 • Saint — Saint Ambrose • Day — 7 December • Postal Code — 20841 • Area Code — 0362

The history of Carate Brianza dates back to the Stone Age, as shown by a discovery made of carved rocks that are now preserved in the Archaeological Museum of Milan. The Lombard Queen Theodolinda built in this town a tower, which later was turned into the bell tower for the main church. After the 10th century, a wall was built around the town to protect it from barbarian attacks. The Middle Ages was characterized by the spreading of Christianity, with the construction of five churches and a hospital. During the 19th century jurist and philosopher Gian Domenico Romagnosi lived in Carate.

• Villa Cusani Confalonieri – originally the site of a medieval castle; the present shape was acquired over the 18th and 19th century. It now houses the town library and scenic park, open to the public. • Villa La Rovella – Neoclassical villa and oratory in the frazione of Agliate • Sant'Ambrogio e Simpliciano – 19th-century parish church in town center, near the 18th-century statue of Sant'Anatalone, which has been restored recently • San Pietro and San Paolo, Agliate – Basilica built in Romanesque style • Oratorio di Santa Maria Maddalena, Carate Brianza – small 15th-century church adjacent to Villa Cusani Confalonieri