Monza, Italy

Monza is a city (area of the commune 33.03 km², 2001 pop. 120,204) in the province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Its new province (Monza e Brianza), created in 2004, will be effective in 2009.

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Milan - Lombardy - Italy - Monza e Brianza

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It is the third largest city of Lombardy and the most important economical, industrial and administrative centre of the Brianza sub-region, supporting a textile industry and a publishing trade, but its international fame comes from the Autodromo Nazionale Monza racing circuit, home to the Italian Grand Prix, and the Scuderia Ferrari team, and previously the Alfa Romeo team.

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Brianza - Autodromo Nazionale Monza - Italian Grand Prix - Scuderia Ferrari - Alfa Romeo

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The city lies on the Lambro, a tributary of the Po, 8 miles north-northeast of Milan.

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Lambro - Po - Milan

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