Moncucco
| Moncucco | |
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Saint Lucius Church in Moncucco
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| Etymology: Mon cucco or Moncuc | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′53.56″N 9°17′32.17″E / 45.5482111°N 9.2922694°E | |
| Country |
 Italy
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| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Monza and Brianza |
| Municipality | Brugherio |
| 20861 | 039 |
| Website | Official website |
Moncucco was an autonomous Italian municipality until March 30, 1871, when due to a royal decree it became a hamlet of the town of Brugherio, established in 1866. The actual village is located south of Brugherio, along the road that leads from Milan to Vimercate.
The origin of the name Moncucco is discordant. For some, it is a French loan word mon cucco, meaning "my cuckoo"; others hold, including Cesare Cantù, it is a term derived from the name of various countries and French farmhouses called Moncuc.
The oldest evidence of the existence of Moncucco derives from two Roman inscriptions in the town of Malnido, (part of Moncucco between 1769 and 1871). This confirms the Roman origin of the ancient town (as well as Brugherio).
The Moncucco' centre was a small hill, where a castle was built in the Middle Ages, being used as a country residence. In 1000 AD this castle was located near an ancient chariot road located in a reclaimed area. With the imperial crisis following the Investiture Controversy, between the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the young town of Monza Moncucco broke away, together with San Damiano and Cassina Baraggia, which were established as autonomous municipalities by their own right. Monza was the capital of the territory belonging to Martesana, which included the entire territory of Brugherio, following a grant in 1158 by Frederick Barbarossa who encouraged the town's freedom from Milan, the city of the Emperor's enemy. The descriptions about Moncucco thereafter are sporadic: for instance, it iss known that in 1339 an exceptional flood of the Lambro river hit some areas of Brugherio including Malnido and Moglia, coming up to Moncucco.
At number 107 of street Viale Lombardia in Moncucco, where the seat of the town hall is located, the coat of arms of the hamlet can still be appreciated, made of carved stone and placed where the front door of the building once stood. It depicts a rampant bull in its upper left, a symbol of the "indomitable peasants' souls" and the work of local livestock; and an open door in the form of an arc, symbol of the "generosity of the nobles" in its upper right. At the center of the escutcheon, a white field is depicted, representing the heath.
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