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Comune in Lombardy, Italy
Monza
Monscia(Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Monza
From top, left to right: Royal Villa of Monza; Monza Cathedral; Monumento ai Caduti; Expiatory Chapel of Monza; Arengario; Monza Circuit; and Monza Park
Monza (UK: /ˈmɒnzə/,[3]US: /ˈmɒnzə,ˈmoʊnzə,ˈmoʊntsɑː/,[4][5]Italian:[ˈmontsa]ⓘ; Lombard: Monça, locally Monscia[ˈmũːʃa]; Latin: Modoetia) is a city and comune (municipality) on the River Lambro, a tributary of the River Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the province of Monza and Brianza. Monza is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, which hosts the Formula One Italian Grand Prix.
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1861
24,499
—
1871
25,266
+3.1%
1881
26,807
+6.1%
1901
41,218
+53.8%
1911
51,655
+25.3%
1921
54,617
+5.7%
1931
61,516
+12.6%
1936
65,052
+5.7%
1951
73,114
+12.4%
1961
84,445
+15.5%
1971
114,327
+35.4%
1981
123,145
+7.7%
1991
120,651
−2.0%
2001
120,204
−0.4%
2011
119,856
−0.3%
2021
121,984
+1.8%
Source: ISTAT
On 11 June 2004, Monza was designated the capital of the new province of Monza and Brianza. The new administrative arrangement came fully into effect in summer 2009; previously, Monza was a comune within the province of Milan. Monza is the third-largest city of Lombardy and is the most important economic, industrial and administrative centre of the Brianza area, supporting a textile industry and a publishing trade. Monza also hosts a department of the University of Milano-Bicocca, a Court of Justice and several offices of regional administration. Monza Park is one of the largest urban parks in Europe.
^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
^Population data from
^Wells, John C. (2000). "Monza". Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (2nd ed.). Longman. ISBN 0-582-36467-1.
^"Monza". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
^"Monza". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
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