Nova Milanese
Comune
Comune di Nova Milanese
Coat of arms
Location of Nova Milanese
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Coordinates: 45°35′N 9°12′E / 45.583°N 9.200°E / 45.583; 9.200
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Monza and Brianza (MB)
Government
• Mayor	Fabrizio Pagani
Area [1]
• Total	5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi)
Elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017[2])[3]
• Total	23,324
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Novesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	20834
Dialing code	0362
Website	Official website

Nova Milanese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Milan. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree. Nova Milanese borders the following municipalities: Cinisello Balsamo, Desio, Muggiò, Paderno Dugnano, Varedo.

History

An ancient route connected Milan to Carate Brianza through the city and because the location was 14 kilometres (9 mi) from Milan it was called Nova Milanese (nine is nove in Italian).^{[citation needed]}

At the beginning of the 20th century the main economic activity was the breeding of silkworms. This continued until the 1920s when there was the advent of synthetic fibers. In addition to the soil grains, it produced excellent grapes, in fact Nova Milanese appears along with 20 other countries as the best producer of wine in the ranking by the Milanese poet Carlo Porta in 1815.