Villa Sormani
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.Photo: MarkusMark, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 18th century baroque building
- Also known as: “Palazzo Bolagnos, Andreani, Sormani, Verri”, “Villa Andreani”, and “Villa Sormani Andreani”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Lucius, Brugherio and San Carlo, Brugherio.
Saint Lucius, Brugherio
Church
Photo: MarkusMark, Public domain.
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.
San Carlo, Brugherio
Church
Photo: Silvia Barzago, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. San Carlo, Brugherio is situated 680 metres west of Villa Sormani.
Villa Fiorita
Government building
Photo: Danyy29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 690 metres northeast of Villa Sormani.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moncucco and Cascina Guzzina.
Moncucco
Suburb
Photo: Lucabon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Cassina Baraggia
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cassina Baraggia is a hamlet of Brugherio's municipality, which until 1866 was a separate municipality.
Villa Sormani
- Categories: villa, architectural ensemble, building, tourism, historic site, and manor estate
- Location: Brugherio, Province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.54821° or 45° 32′ 54″ northLongitude
9.29227° or 9° 17′ 32″ eastInception
1733Open location code
8FQFG7XR+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 78593210OpenStreetMap feature
building=villaOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4012554
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In Other Languages
“Villa Sormani” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Villa Andreani”
- Italian: “Villa Bolagnos, Andreani, Sormani”
- Italian: “Villa Sormani”
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