San Carlo, Brugherio

San Carlo is a church located in Via Piergiorgio Frassati, in the west of Brugherio and it is part of the pastoral community Epiphany of the Lord.

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Email: brugheriosancarlo@chiesadimilano.it
Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: religious building in Brugherio
Also known as: “Chiesa parrocchiale di San Carlo” and “Church of San Carlo”
Address: Via Piergiorgio Frassati 15, Brugherio, 20861

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Villa Sormani and Saint Lucius, Brugherio.

Villa Sormani

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The baroque Villa Sormani is in the village of Moncucco in the city of Brugherio. The Villa Sormani was the site chosen by Count Paolo Andreani to demonstrate the first public balloon flight on Italian soil in 1784. Villa Sormani is situated 680 metres east of San Carlo, Brugherio.

Saint Lucius, Brugherio

Church

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Saint Lucius in Brugherio, Italy, is a small church dedicated to Saint Lucius in the grounds of the Villa Sormani. First located in Lugano, Switzerland, where it was a Franciscan chapel, the building was disassembled and transported to Brugherio, where its reconstruction was completed 17 years later. Saint Lucius, Brugherio is situated 760 metres east of San Carlo, Brugherio.

Villa Fiorita

Government building

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Villa Scotti-Cornaglia-Noseda-Bertani, commonly known as Villa Fiorita, is a building in Lombardy, Italy, where the Brugherio Comune's headquarters are housed. Villa Fiorita is situated 1¼ km east of San Carlo, Brugherio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moncucco and Cascina Guzzina.

Moncucco

Suburb

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Moncucco was an autonomous Italian municipality until March 30, 1871, when due to a royal decree it became a hamlet of the town of Brugherio, established in 1866.

Cascina Guzzina

Neighborhood

Cascina Guzzina is a farmhouse located in the southern part of Brugherio, on the border with Cologno Monzese. The name comes from gussetta, which formerly referred to the cocoon of the silkworm, whose breeding was widespread in the area.