Global InformationMombello Psychiatric Hospital information
| Mombello Psychiatric Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Hospital on stamp from 1860 | |
  Location in Italy | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Via Monte Grappa 40, Laveno-Mombello, Lombardy, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°36′51″N 09°6′59″E / 45.61417°N 9.11639°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I Mental Illness |
| Beds | 3500 |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1865 |
| Closed | 1978 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Italy |
Building details | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Medieval style |
| Location | Via Monte Grappa 40, province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy |
| Completed | 1867 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 40,000 m2 (9.9 acres) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Francesco Croce |
The Mombello Psychiatric Hospital, also known as the Giuseppe Antonini of Limbiate Psychiatric Hospital, was the largest asylum in Italy, covering 40,000 m2 (430,000 sq ft) with multiple buildings located as to form a small village. It is located in the Italian commune of Limbiate, in the administrative district of Monza and Brianza, Lombard Province. Officially inaugurated in 1878, it was the last psychiatric hospital to be closed after the approval of the Legge Basaglia in 1978.[1]
- ^ Ville Gentilizie Lombarde. "The Mental Asylum Complex of Mombello". Ville Gentilizie Lombarde. Retrieved 7 December 2019.