Novedrate (Brianzöö: Novedraa [nuʋeˈdraː]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Milan and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,950 and an area of 2.8 km².[3]
Novedrate
Novedraa (Lombard) | |
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| Comune di Novedrate | |
 Church of Santi Donato e Carpoforo | |
Location of Novedrate  | |
  Novedrate Location of Novedrate in Italy  Novedrate Novedrate (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′N 9°7′E / 45.700°N 9.117°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Como (CO) |
| Frazioni | Villaggio San Giuseppe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,950 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Novedratesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22060 |
| Dialing code | 031 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography edit
Novedrate borders the following municipalities: Carimate, Figino Serenza, Lentate sul Seveso and Mariano Comense. Its frazione is Villaggio San Giuseppe.
Demographic evolution edit
Media edit
Ho scoperto che Pasquale forse è nato a Cefalù, si è sposato a Novedrate, è un bravo elettricista, fuma poco e ascolta i Pooh
The town was cited in the song 'O scarrafone[4] (Un uomo in blues, 1991) by Pino Daniele, as one of many places in which Southern Italians emigrate in Northern Italy.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ literary "the cockroach" in Neapolitan
- ^ (in Italian) 'O scarrafone, lyrics and album
External links edit
Media related to Novedrate at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Novedrate official website
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