The Zone 3 of Milan, since 2016 officially Municipality 3 of Milan, (in
Italian
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: Zona 3 di Milano, Municipio 3 di Milano) is one of the 9
administrative divisions
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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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.
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It was officially created as an administrative subdivision during the 1980s. On 14 April 2016, in order to promote a reform on the municipal administrative decentralization, the City Council of Milan established the new Municipality 3, a new administrative body responsible for running most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection, roads, parks, libraries and local commerce.[Municipality of Milan - Municipalities](_blank)
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The zone lies on the north-eastern part of the city. A significant part of its area is occupied by universities campuses of '' Studies' City'' (in Italian
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: ''Città Studi'').
Subdivision
The zone includes the following districts:
*Casoretto, which is the northernmost district of the zone, mainly residential;
*Cimiano
Cimiano ( lmo, Cimian ) is a district (''quartiere'') of Milan, Italy. It is located within the Zone 3 administrative division, north-east of the city centre. The Milan Metro ( Line 2) stops at Cimiano.
The name "Cimiano" is a contraction of ''c ...
, which was an autonomous ''comune
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'' until it was annexed to Crescenzago in 1757 and then to 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 ...
in 1923. It houses the headquarter of Rizzoli publishing group;
* Città Studi, seat of many universities campuses. It houses the Polytechic University headquarter, all the scientific departments of the University of Milan
The University of Milan ( it, Università degli Studi di Milano; la, Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis), known colloquially as UniMi or Statale, is a public research university in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe ...
and play fields of the University Sports Centre. Due to its function is also considered a student residential district. The district also houses several prominent hospitals, including the IRCCS National Cancer Foundation and the Carlo Besta Neurological Institute;
*Lambrate
Lambrate ( lmo, Lambraa ) is a district (''quartiere'') of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 3 administrative division, north-east of the city centre. It owes its name to the Lambro river that traverses the area. Lambrate houses one of the m ...
, an autonomous ''comune
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'' until it was annexed to Milan
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in 1923. It houses one of the major railway stations of Milan. The district is also well known for Parco Lambro, a large urban park established in 1934. The famous Lambretta
Lambretta () is the brand name of mainly motor scooters, initially manufactured in Milan, Italy, by Innocenti.
The name is derived from the word Lambrate, the suburb of Milan named after the river Lambro which flows through the area, and whe ...
motor scooter was manufactured here;
* Ortica, former ''frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' of Lambrate, it housed the railway station from 1896 to 1931;
*Porta Monforte
Porta Monforte is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 3 administrative division. It is named after the eponymous city gate, which was added in the 1890s to the existing Spanish walls of the city. The gate was meant t ...
, amed after the eponymous city gate, which was added in the 1890s to the existing Spanish walls of the city. The gate was meant to serve as a customs office; the tax booths were designed by Luigi Tormenti and completed in 1889. While the addition of the Monforte city gate was intended to absorb part of the traffic going through Porta Venezia and Porta Vittoria
Porta Vittoria (formerly Porta Tosa) was a city gate in the Walls of Milan#Spanish walls, Spanish walls of Milan, Italy. While the walls and the gate have been demolished, the name "Porta Vittoria" has remained to refer to the district ("quartier ...
, Porta Monforte remained a minor gate. The gate itself has since been demolished; it was located in what is now Piazza del Tricolore ("Tricolour Square"). It was the scene of some of the most dramatic events in the Milan riots of 1898, when the Italian army's artillery
Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...
bombed a local monastery, killing hundreds of beggars that were standing in line to receive assistance and food;
* Feltre, mainly comprises large apartment blocks, built in the late 1950s with state subsidies. The leading architects involved in the realization of this residential area were Luciano Baldessari, Giancarlo De Carlo
Giancarlo De Carlo (12 December 1919 − 4 June 2005) was an Italian architect.
Biography
Giancarlo De Carlo was born in Genoa, Liguria, in 1919. In 1939, he enrolled at the Milan Polytechnic, where he graduated in engineering in 1943. Duri ...
, Ignazio Gardella
Ignazio Gardella (30 March 1905 in Milan, Lombardy – 16 March 1999) was an Italian architect and designer.
Biography
Born into a family of architects, the first of whom was his namesake (1803–1867). Gardella graduated in engineering fro ...
and Angelo Mangiarotti
Angelo Mangiarotti (26 February 1921 – 2 July 2012) was an Italian architect and industrial designer. His designs were mostly for industrial buildings and railway stations. In 1994 he received the Compasso d'Oro award of the Associazione p ...
, supervised by Gino Pollini
Gino Pollini (19 January 1903 in Rovereto – 25 January 1991 in Milan) was an Italian architect.
Life
Gino Pollini was born in Rovereto on January 19, 1903, to Luigi Pollini, a shopkeeper, and Teresa Miori Pollini. At the time of Pollini ...
. Two main types of apartment blocks were realized, respectively 4-floor and 9-floor high. The 4-floor buildings are located in the centre of the district, where most shops and public services are found, while the taller buildings are located on the district's perimetry;
*Rottole.
Government
The area has its own local authority called (Municipal Council), composed by the President and 30 members directly elected by citizens every five years. The Council is responsible for most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection, roads, parks, libraries and local commerce in the area, and manages funds (if any) provided by the city government for specific purposes, such as those intended to guarantee the right to education
The right to education has been recognized as a human right in a number of international conventions, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which recognizes a right to free, compulsory primary education for ...
for poorer families.
The President is Caterina Antola ( PD), elected on 6 June 2016 and re-elected on 4 October 2021.
Here is the current composition of the Municipal Council after 2021 municipal election:
Here is a full lists of the directly-elected Presidents of Municipio since 2011:
Transport
Stations of Milan Metro
The Milan Metro ( it, Metropolitana di Milano) is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. The network consists of 5 lines, identified by different numbers and colours, with a total network length ...
in Zone 3:
*
Lima, Loreto, Porta Venezia;
*
Caiazzo, Cascina Gobba, Cimiano, Crescenzago, Lambrate FS, Loreto, Piola, Udine.
Suburban railway stations in the Zone 9:
*
Milano Lambrate
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Milano Porta Venezia
*
Milano Dateo
Other notable places
*Milano Lambrate railway station
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* Lambro Park
* Maserati Park
*Politecnico di Milano
The Polytechnic University of Milan () is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students.
The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design.
Founded in 18 ...
Gallery
File:Casa galimberti -milano 24.02.11 (ritoccata).jpg, Casa Galimberti, typical example of Italian Liberty architecture
File:Milano - edificio piazza Argentina 3.jpg, Liberty style architecture
File:Milano - edificio via Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 1.jpg, Liberty style architecture
File:Corso Buenos Aires in Milan.jpg, Corso Buenos Aires
Corso Buenos Aires is a major street in north-eastern Milan, Italy. With over 350 shops and outlets, it features the highest concentration of clothing stores in Europe. The architecture of the area is mostly late 19th- and 20th-century style; the s ...
is one of the most prominent shopping streets in Europe
File:Milano - edificio viale Doria 29.JPG, Typical Italian rationalist architecture, common style for residential buildings realized during the Fascist Regime
Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy an ...
File:Milano - edificio Montedoria - facciata viale Doria.JPG, Montedoria Palace was the last milanese building projected by Gio Ponti
Giovanni "Gio" Ponti ( ͡ʒo18 November 1891 – 16 September 1979) was an Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, teacher, writer and publisher.
During his career, which spanned six decades, Ponti built more than a ...
(1963)
File:Abbazia di Casoretto Milano Vista generale.jpg, Casoretto Abbey
File:Lambro parco Lambro 046.JPG, Parco Lambro, public park established in 1934
Maps
File:Milano mappa municipio 3.svg, Map of Milan Zone 3
References
External links
Zone 3 of Milan (municipal website)
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Zones of Milan