A broletto in medieval Italian communes was the place where the whole population met for democratic assemblies, and where the elected men lived and administered justice.
Broletto is an ancient Italian word, from Medieval Latin "broilum, brogilum", which probably derives from a Celtic word. 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".
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Broletto, Arona in Arona, province of Novara in Bergamo Broletto, Brescia in Como In Cremona, two examples of broletti: the Guelph the Ghibelline Palazzo del Comune (Cremona) 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) 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 in Rimini and in Varese
See also Arengario and Arengo Palazzo Comunale (disambiguation) Palazzo del Podesta (disambiguation) Palazzo Pretorio (disambiguation) Palazzo della Ragione (disambiguation)
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