Arosio
Arosio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about southeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,521 and an area of.
Arosio borders the following municipalities: Carugo, Giussano, Inverigo.
Arosio is a valuable town in Brianza a geographical area at the foot of the Alps, and is a part of the Parco della Valle del Lambro.
It is crossed by two important roads named Nuova Vallassina and Novedratese
The town hosted the Institute for Invalids where Don [Carlo Gnocchi] founded the Federation for Mutilated Children, in 1952 began the Juvenile Foundation, today known as the Don Carlo Gnocchi – ONLUS Foundation.
The bird observatory Osservatorio Ornitologico di Arosio was established in 1710. It has a museum.
The municipality also gives rise to the surname Arosio, very common in Brianza