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Muggiò
Municipal website: www.comune.muggio.mi.it
Pro Loco Muggio: viale della Repubblica 2. Tel. and fax: 0392144335
Website: www.muggio.it E-mail: proloco@muggio.it Distance from Monza: 4 km
Distance from Milan: 18 km. Map reference: D 4
The first record of Muggiò comes from 8 79. Like
many other towns in Brianza, the presence of Milan
meant that during the 18th century it somewhat
lost its rural farming vocation as it b ecame a centre
for country residences built by the Milanese elite. The
most notable of these buildings is Villa Casati
Stampa di Soncino in the old centre. Now the Town
Hall, it was built on the site of a 16th century building
that was already owned by the Cas ati family. In
1780, Leopold Pollack was commissioned by Agostino
Casati to turn the residence into a N eoclassical
mansion (the small rear tower is the most notable
feature). This Viennese architect also designed the
sprawling English park. Another notable residence
is Palazzo Isimbardi, a 19th-century holiday home
that was built by Pietro Antonio Croce (on the site
of a home he already owned) when he married Gian
Pietro Isimbardi's daughter. The name of the architect
is unknown, but the date of construction
Villa Casati Stampa di Soncino
The Casati
Mausoleum
The local cemetery of Muggiò
has the mausoleum
(1830) of the Casati Stampa
di Soncino family . This
group of Milanese nobles,
first documented in 1030, is
closely tied to local history
since they bought land here
from the 15th centu ry on .
The structure is like a classic
temple with a crypt and
it houses the mortal remains
of various members of the
line o f the family t hat descended
from Giambattista
Casati (1557-1617). Some
of the most famous members
include: Gabrio Casati
(1798-1873), First Minister
for Public Education of the
Kingdom of Italy, and Teresa
Casati (1785-1846), with
her consort Federico Confalonieri
(1785-1846).
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