broletto
{{Short description|Seat of government in medieval Italian communes}}
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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.{{Cite web |title=Broletto |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/broletto_(Enciclopedia-Italiana)/,%20https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/broletto_(Enciclopedia-Italiana)/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Treccani (1930) |language=it}}
Broletto is an ancient Italian word, from Medieval Latin "broilum, brogilum", which probably derives from a Celtic word.{{Vague|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} 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|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
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- Broletto, Arona in Arona, province of Novara
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Palazzo della Ragione, Bergamo|it|3=Palazzo della Ragione (Bergamo)}} in Bergamo
- Broletto, Brescia
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Broletto, Como|it|3=Broletto di Como}} in Como
- In Cremona, two examples of broletti:
- the Guelph {{Interlanguage link multi|Palazzo Cittanova|it}}
- the Ghibelline Palazzo del Comune (Cremona)
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Broletto, Lodi|it|3=Broletto (Lodi)}} 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)
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Broletto, Novara|it|3=Broletto (Novara)}} 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
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Palazzo dell'Arengo (Rimini)|it}} in Rimini
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Palazzo Biumi|it}} and {{Interlanguage link multi|Palazzo Pretorio, Varese|it|3=Palazzo Pretorio (Varese)}} in Varese