Novedrate

Novedrate (Brianzöö: Novedraa [nuʋeˈdraː]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Milan and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,950 and an area of 2.8 km².^[3]

Novedrate Novedraa (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Novedrate
Church of Santi Donato e Carpoforo
Location of Novedrate
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Coordinates: 45°42′N 9°7′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Como (CO)
Frazioni	Villaggio San Giuseppe
Area [1]
• Total	2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	2,950
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Demonym	Novedratesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22060
Dialing code	031
Website	Official website

Geography

Novedrate borders the following municipalities: Carimate, Figino Serenza, Lentate sul Seveso and Mariano Comense. Its frazione is Villaggio San Giuseppe.

Demographic evolution

Media

Ho scoperto che Pasquale forse è nato a Cefalù, si è sposato a Novedrate, è un bravo elettricista, fuma poco e ascolta i Pooh

— Pino Daniele, 'O scarrafone

The town was cited in the song 'O scarrafone^[4] (Un uomo in blues, 1991) by Pino Daniele, as one of many places in which Southern Italians emigrate in Northern Italy.^[5]