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Legnanese (region)
The Legnanese (), or Urban Conglomerate of Legnano, is an urban area that corresponds to the Alto Milanese. It includes Legnano, its namesake, and some of the ''comunes'' neighboring Legnano along the Olona river and . The region has a population of 184,000 and an area of {{convert, 100, km2. The population density is very high, reaching 1850 inhabits per square kilometer. Comunes * Legnano * Parabiago * Nerviano * San Giorgio su Legnano * Canegrate * San Vittore Olona * Villa Cortese * Rescaldina * Dairago * Cerro Maggiore Cerro Maggiore (Legnanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. On 25 August 1946 Benito Mussolini's corpse was hided in the town, remaining here until 30 Aug ... Geography of Lombardy Legnano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olona River Legnano
The Olona (''Olona'' in Italian; ''Ulona'', ''Urona'' or ''Uòna'' in Western Lombard) is an Italian river belonging to the Po Basin, long, that runs through the Province of Varese and Metropolitan City of Milan whose course is developed entirely in Lombardy. The river born at 548 meters above sea level in the Fornaci della Riana locality at the Rasa of Varese, at the Sacro Monte di Varese, within the Campo dei Fiori regional park. After crossing the Valle Olona and the Alto Milanese, the Olona reaches Rho where it pours part of its water into the Canale Scolmatore Nord Ovest. After passing Pero, the river enters in Milan, where, at the exit of its underground route, it flows into the Lambro Meridionale, that flows into the Lambro at Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, in the quartier of San Cristoforo ending its course. Along the way, the water system formed by the Olona and the Lambro Meridionale crosses or laps 45 towns receiving the water of 19 tributaries. The Olona is known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Giorgio Su Legnano
San Giorgio su Legnano (Legnanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. San Giorgio su Legnano borders the following municipalities: Legnano, Villa Cortese, Canegrate, Busto Garolfo. It is located in the Po Valley northwest of Milan, from which it is 34 km away, near the valley in which the Olona river flows. Located slightly higher than the neighbouring Legnano (hence the preposition "su", en. "up", in the name), it is one of the smaller municipalities in the metropolitan city of Milan. Since 1957, the town has hosted the annual Campaccio competition, a cross country running event which attracts world class athletes.3 STELLE CHE ILLUMINANO IL CAMPACCIO Unione Sportiva Sangiorgese. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerro Maggiore
Cerro Maggiore (Western Lombard, Legnanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. On 25 August 1946 Benito Mussolini's corpse was hided in the town, remaining here until 30 August 1957. History The origin of the name derives from Latin language , Latin '' cerrus '' which means Quercus cerris , cerro, a deciduous tree of the oak family. The adjective "Maggiore" (major) was inserted in 1862, to better identify the village by distinguishing it from the homonyms (eg Cerro al Lambro), putting them in emphasis is placed on the greater territorial and demographic extension. The first inhabitants of these places belonged to the Celtic lineage of the Gauls, whose descent into the Pianura Padana , Valle Padana ended towards the second half of the 4th century. B.C. The Gallic presence in the territory did not correspond at all with a period of peace and prosperity. It is therefore difficult to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairago
Dairago ( lmo, Dairagh or , ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. Dairago borders the following municipalities: Busto Arsizio, Legnano, Magnago, Villa Cortese, Buscate, Busto Garolfo, Arconate Arconate ( lmo, Arconaa or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. Arconate borders the following municipalities: Dairago, Buscate, Busto Garolfo, I .... References External links Official website Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Milan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rescaldina
Rescaldina () is a ''comune'' (municipality) that is part of the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, with a population of 14,211 (as of 1 January 2019) distributed over about 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi), and located about northwest of Milan. Geography Rescaldina borders the following municipalities: Cislago, Gorla Minore, Gerenzano, Marnate, Uboldo, Castellanza, Legnano and Cerro Maggiore. Except for Legnano and Cerro Maggiore, the other municipalities belong to the Province of Varese. The municipality counts two civil parishes (''frazioni''): Ravello and Rescalda. Population Rescaldina has a total of 14,211 inhabitants with a density of 1,770/km2 (4,584/sq mi). The foreign inhabitants of Rescaldina have increased in number during the last decade: in 2019 the town had 1206 people having a foreign citizenship, most of them coming from east Europe, especially from Albania and Romania. History Earliest traces of human presence i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Cortese
Villa Cortese ( Legnanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. The administrative municipalities borders Legnano, San Giorgio su Legnano, Busto Garolfo and Dairago. History The name Villa Cortese the union between the words ''Vicus'' (Villa) indicating the very first settlement and ''Curtis'' (Cortese) that refers to the bordering settlements. The toponym has later on evolved to ''Vilcortex, Vilacortexia'' and lastly ''Villa Cortese.'' The discovery of a Roman sarcophagus dating back to the 1st century AD testifies to a settlement on the territory since the Roman era; the sarcophagus is now in the Guido Sutermeister Civic Museum in Legnano. The first document in which the town is mentioned is an act of 1261, with which the Provost and the Canons of the Convent of San Giorgio (which was located where the Visconteo Castle in Legnano now stands) certify the assets they hold between the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vittore Olona
San Vittore Olona (Legnanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located on the river Olona and about northwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,982 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Since 1933, the comune has been host to the Cinque Mulini cross country running race. The race runs through five of the town's water mills, and some of the world's most distinguished runners have competed there, including Haile Gebrselassie, Sebastian Coe, and Kenenisa Bekele. . Spikes Magazine. Retrieved on 2009-10-19. San Vittore Olona borders the municipalities of |
Canegrate
Canegrate ( lmo, Canegraa ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. The town gave its name to the Canegrate culture The Canegrate culture was a civilization of prehistoric Italy that developed from the late Bronze Age (13th century BC) until the Iron Age, in the areas that are now western Lombardy, eastern Piedmont, and Ticino. Canegrate had a cultural dynami ..., a prehistoric civilization whose main archaeological site has been excavated in the communal territory. References External links Official websiteCanegrate participatory budgeting Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Milan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerviano
Nerviano ( lmo, Nervian ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the northwestern part of the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of downtown Milan. Its territory is crossed by the Olona The Olona (''Olona'' in Italian; ''Ulona'', ''Urona'' or ''Uòna'' in Western Lombard) is an Italian river belonging to the Po Basin, long, that runs through the Province of Varese and Metropolitan City of Milan whose course is developed ent ... river and by the Villoresi Canal. References External links Official website Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Milan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legnanese
Bustocco and Legnanese (natively and ) are two dialects of Western Lombard, spoken respectively in the cities of Busto Arsizio ( Province of Varese) and Legnano (Province of Milan), Lombardy. Although there is little evidence of Ligurian settlements in the area, they are widely thought to have been characterised by the Ligurian substratum. While Legnanese is closer to the Milanese dialect, Bustocco is especially considered very similar to the modern Ligurian language Ligurian () or Genoese () (locally called or ) is a Gallo-Italic language spoken primarily in the territories of the former Republic of Genoa, now comprising the area of Liguria in Northern Italy, parts of the Mediterranean coastal zone of Fran ..., for example for the frequent unstressed at the end of masculine nouns and other words is more frequent (e.g. Bustocco "cat", "dry", "hot", "glass", "when" = Legnanese , , , , ), as well as the elimination of some intervocalic consonants (e.g. Bustocco "to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parabiago
Parabiago (Milanese: ; la, Parabiacum) is a town located in the north-western part of the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. The town is crossed by the road to Sempione (S.S.33) and MilanGallarate Railway; nearby flow the Olona river and the Canale Villoresi. History Ancient history and Middle Ages Starting from the first Celtic- insubrian settlement (4th century BC), it developed during the Roman Empire rule, as documented by various archaeological discoveries of little objects, including the Parabiago Plate, a silver plate probably used to cover an ashes urn. In the Early Middle Ages, Parabiago was the centre of a parish (''pieve'') and of an autonomous county, named ''Comitatus Parabiagi'' and sometimes ''Burgaria'', governed by the Sanbonifacio family, of Frankish descent, coming from Verona; in the 7th century, it received by the Lombard queen Theodelinda the permission for a little artificial stream, named ''Riale'' or ''Röngia'', which took water from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. In simple terms, population density refers to the number of people living in an area per square kilometre, or other unit of land area. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
