Forlanini is a district ("
quartiere
A (; plural: ) is a territorial subdivision of certain Italian towns. The word derives from (‘fourth’) and was thus properly used only for towns divided into four neighborhoods by the two main roads. It has been later used as a synonymous ...
") of
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
,
Italy
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. It is part of the
Zone 4 administrative division, located east of the city centre.
The northern boundary of the district is eponymous
Viale Enrico Forlanini
The Viale Enrico Forlanini is a long street located in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. It cuts through a park, connecting the city centre with the Linate Airport and the Idroscalo lake. The street is named after Milan-born aviation pioneer Enrico Forl ...
, which is the main avenue connecting Milan to the
Linate Airport
Milan Linate Airport is the third international airport of Milan, the second-largest city and largest urban area of Italy, behind Malpensa Airport and Orio al Serio Airport. It served 9,233,475 passengers in 2018, being the fifth busiest airp ...
. The other boundaries of the Forlanini district are the
Milan belt railway
The Milan belt railway ( it, Linea di cintura di Milano) is a semicircular railway in Milan, Italy. It links the railway lines converging on the city with each other and the Milano Centrale station.
The belt railway was built during the reorgani ...
and the Tangenziale Est ring road.
Forlanini is a residential district, with 1960s apartment blocks being the most common type of buildings. Via Mecenate, leading south towards
Ponte Lambro
Ponte Lambro ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about east of Como.
Ponte Lambro borders the following municipalities: Caslino d'Erba, Castelm ...
, is one of the largest and most important streets in the district.
Districts of Milan
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