Cornate d'Adda

Cornate d'Adda (Curnàa in the Brianza dialect, and simply Cornate until 1924) is a comune of 10,799 inhabitants^[4] in the province of Monza and Brianza, and it is 21 km away from Monza, the provincial capital. It is part of the Vimercatese and of the Parco Adda Nord. The frazioni of Colnago and of Porto d'Adda are part of the municipal territory.

Cornate d'Adda
Comune
Città di Cornate d'Adda
Power plant Esterle on the Adda river.
Coat of arms
Position of Cornate d'Adda in the province of Monza and Brianza
Location of Cornate d'Adda
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Coordinates: 45°39′N 9°28′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Monza and Brianza (MB)
Frazioni	Colnago, Porto d'Adda, Villa Paradiso
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Felice Colombo (since 27 May 2019) (Lega Nord)
Area [1]
• Total	13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Elevation	236 m (774 ft)
Population  (31 December 2014[2])[3]
• Total	10,710
• Density	790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Cornatesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	20862
Dialing code	039
Patron saint	san Luigi
Website	Official website

The square of Cornate is called the XV Martyrs, as a re-enactment of the 15 partisans shot in Milan, in Piazzale Loreto, on 10 August 1944 by the Nazi. On 29 May 2018 the President of the Republic conferred the title of "City of Cornate d'Adda".^{[citation needed]}