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The Naviglio in Bernate (71)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 948 W: 14 N: 830]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (5666) | | Just as in nearby Boffalora, a bridge over the Naviglio is of vital importance to Bernate. The meadow opens out on the right bank - while most of the village is on the left bank - to reveal, like a backdrop, the medieval-cum-renaissance style outline of the Canons' House with its palace and parish church. The original village of Brinate, where Ancient Roman artefacts have been found in the subsoil, was first mentioned in documents written in 1045 and 1099, in terms that give the impression it had a fortified river-ferry port. Involved in the 13th century disputes between the Visconti and Torriani families for the role of leading authority in the Milan area and later an established part of the duchy and the states that followed it, its most prominent inhabitants were the Crivelli family who were large landowners.Pic postprocessed in HDR. |
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