Broletto

A broletto in medieval Italy communes was the place where the whole population met for democratic assemblies, and where the elected men lived and administered justice.^[1]

Broletto is an ancient Italian word, from Medieval Latin "broilum, brogilum", which probably derives from a Celtic word.^[vague] Its first meaning is "little orchard or garden"; hence the meaning "field surrounded by a wall".

Ancient broletti are major buildings in Milan, Brescia, Pavia, Piacenza, Como, Monza, Reggio Emilia, Novara and others. Several places or buildings in northern Italy are called "broletto".^[vague]

List

• Broletto, Arona in Arona, province of Novara
• Palazzo della Ragione, Bergamo [it] in Bergamo
• Broletto, Brescia
• Broletto, Como [it] in Como
• In Cremona, two examples of broletti:
  • the Guelph Palazzo Cittanova [it]
  • the Ghibelline Palazzo del Comune (Cremona)
• Broletto, Lodi [it] in Lodi
• Palazzo del Podestà, Mantua
• In Milan:
  • Palazzo della Ragione, Milan or Broletto Nuovo, one of three broletti
  • Palazzo Carmagnola, formerly Broletto Nuovissimo, today hosting the Piccolo Teatro (Milan)
• Arengario (Monza)
• Broletto (Melegnano)
• Broletto, Novara [it] in Novara
• Broletto, Orta or Palazzo della Comunità, in Orta San Giulio, province of Novara
• Broletto, Pavia in Pavia
• Broletto, Perugia in Perugia, current seat of the Umbria region
• Palazzo Comunale, Piacenza, or il Gotico
• Broletto, Reggio Emilia in Reggio Emilia
• Palazzo dell'Arengo (Rimini) [it] in Rimini
• Palazzo Biumi [it] and Palazzo Pretorio, Varese [it] in Varese

See also

• Arengario and Arengo
• Palazzo Comunale (disambiguation)
• Palazzo del Podesta (disambiguation)
• Palazzo Pretorio (disambiguation)
• Palazzo della Ragione (disambiguation)

References