Parco Agricolo Sud Milano ("Rural Park South Milan") is a large protected rural area located south and south-east 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 ...

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. The park was established in 1990 with the purpose of preserving, safeguarding, and enhancing the natural and historical heritage of the

Po Valley The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain ( it, Pianura Padana , or ''Val Padana'') is a major geographical feature of Northern Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, with an area of including its Venetic ex ...

. It is 47,000 hectares wide and shaped like a half-circle, located between Milan and the southern border of its

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. It also connects two other large protected natural areas: ''Ticino Park'' to the west and ''Adda Park'' to the east.Official site
The park comprises different areas such as agricultural land proper, peripheral

boroughs A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle A ...

of Milan, a number of communes and cities of the

Province of Milan The Province of Milan ( it, Provincia di Milano) was a province in the Lombardy region, Italy. Its capital was the city of Milan. The area of the former province is highly urbanized, with more than 2,000 inhabitants/km2, the third highest popu ...

, river basins (the two prominent rivers in the park being the

Lambro The Lambro ( lmo, Lamber or ''Lambar'' ) is a river of Lombardy, northern Italy, a left tributary of the Po. The Lambro rises from the Monte San Primo, elevation , near the Ghisallo, in the province of Como, not far from Lake Como. After Mag ...

and the

Ticino Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...

), sparse woodlands, cascine (farms), local city parks (including ''Parco delle Cave'', ''Boscoincittà'', and ''Trenno Park''), as well as historical monuments (like the

Chiaravalle Abbey The Abbey of Santa Maria di Rovegnano (Latin: ''Sanctæ Mariæ Clarævallis Mediolanensis'') is a Cistercian monastic complex in the ''comune'' of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. The '' borgo'' that has developed round the abbey was once an i ...

). The park is directly managed by the

Municipalities

The territories of the following

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

are completely or partially included in Parco Agricolo Sud Milano: * Albairate *

Arluno Arluno ( lmo, Arlun , locally ''Arlugn'' ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about west of Milan. Arluno borders the following municipalities: Parabiago, Nerviano, Pogliano M ...

Assago Assago ( lmo, Assagh or ) is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. It contains the headquarters of Nestlé's Italian branch and the Mediolanum Forum. Sport Football Teams:''GS AS ...

Bareggio Bareggio ( lmo, Baregg ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about west of Milan. Bareggio borders the following municipalities: Pregnana Milanese, Cornaredo, Sedriano, Cusag ...

Basiglio Basiglio ( lmo, Basej ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about south of Milan. It is the richest municipality of Italy. Basiglio borders the following municipalities: Zibido ...

Binasco Binasco ( lmo, Binasch ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,236 and an area of .All demographics and other s ...

Bubbiano Bubbiano (Milanese: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. Bubbiano borders the following municipalities: Morimondo, Rosate, Calvignasco, Casorate ...

Buccinasco Buccinasco (Milanese: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombar ...

Calvignasco Calvignasco (Milanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. Calvignasco borders the following municipalities: Rosate, Vernate, Bubbiano, Casorate P ...

Carpiano Carpiano (Milanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan. Carpiano borders the following municipalities: San Giuliano Milanese, Locate di Triulzi, M ...

Casarile Casarile ( lmo, Casaril ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,637 and an area of .All demographics and other st ...

* Cassina de' Pecchi *

Cernusco sul Naviglio Cernusco sul Naviglio (; lmo, Cernusch, ) is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northwestern Italy. With a population of 33,436 as of 2015 it is the 14th-largest municipality in the metropolitan city. It is loca ...

Cerro al Lambro Cerro al Lambro (Milanese: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan. Cerro al Lambro borders the following municipalities: Vizzolo Predabissi ( MI), Carp ...

Cesano Boscone Cesano Boscone ( lmo, Cesan ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. Cesano Boscone borders the following municipalities: Milan, Corsico, Trezzano sul N ...

Cisliano Cisliano ( lmo, Cislian or ''Sisian'' ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about west of Milan. Cisliano borders the following municipalities: Sedriano, Bareggio, Vittuo ...

Colturano Colturano (Milanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan. Colturano borders the following municipalities: Mediglia, Tribiano, San Giuliano Milane ...

* Corbetta *

Cornaredo Cornaredo (Milanese: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. Cornaredo borders the following municipalities: Rho, Pregnana Milanese, Settimo Milanese ...

Corsico Corsico (Milanese: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, bordering Milan on the southwest. Corsico received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 22 July 1987. Corsico is ser ...

* Cusago * Dresano *

Gaggiano Gaggiano ( lmo, Gaggian or ''Gasgian'' ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,360 and an area of .All demographic ...

Gorgonzola Gorgonzola (; ) is a veined blue cheese, originally from Italy, made from unskimmed cow's milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a "bite" from its blue veining. History Historically, gorgonzola has been produced for ...

Gudo Visconti Gudo Visconti (Milanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lom ...

Lacchiarella Lacchiarella ( lmo, La Ciarella ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about south of Milan. Lacchiarella borders the following municipalities: Zibido San Giacomo, Pieve Eman ...

* Liscate * Locate di Triulzi * Mediglia *

Melegnano Melegnano (formerly Marignano; lmo, Meregnan ) is a town and '' comune'' in Italy, in the province of Milan, region of Lombardy. The town lies southeast of the city of Milan. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on ...

Melzo Melzo ( lmo, Melz ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about east of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 18,400 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: ...

Noviglio Noviglio (Milanese: ) is a '' comune'' in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,456 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian s ...

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* Pantigliate * Paullo * Pero *

Peschiera Borromeo Peschiera Borromeo (; Milanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on August 6, ...

Pieve Emanuele Pieve Emanuele ( lmo, Piev ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about south of Milan, and about north of Pavia. Pieve Emanuele borders the following municipalities: Rozzano, Opera, Locate di Triulzi, Basi ...

Pioltello Pioltello ( lmo, Pioltell ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. Pioltello borders the following municipalities: Cernusco sul Naviglio, Vimodrone, Seg ...

Pregnana Milanese Pregnana Milanese is a town located in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is served by Pregnana Milanese railway station. References

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Rho Rho (uppercase Ρ, lowercase ρ or ; el, ρο or el, ρω, label=none) is the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 100. It is derived from Phoenician letter res . Its uppercase form uses the sa ...

* Rodano *

Rosate Rosate ( lmo, label=Milanese, Rosaa ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. Rosate borders the following municipalities: Gaggiano, Gudo Visconti, Besa ...

* Rozzano * San Donato Milanese * San Giuliano Milanese *

Sedriano Sedriano ( lmo, Sidrian ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about west of Milan. Sedriano borders the following municipalities: Vanzago, Pregnana Milanese, Arluno, Bareggio, ...

Segrate Segrate ( lmo, label= Milanese, Segraa ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) located in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy. An eastern suburb of Milan, in its area lies the airport of Milan Linate, the la ...

* Settala *

Settimo Milanese Settimo Milanese (Milanese: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Lombardy region of Italy. It is about west of the city centre of Milan. The industrial district of Castelletto is home to Italtel and STMicroelectroni ...

Trezzano sul Naviglio Trezzano sul Naviglio ( lmo, label=Milanese, Trezzan sul Navili or simply ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. Trezzano sul Naviglio borders the mun ...

* Tribiano *

Vanzago Vanzago ( lmo, Vanzagh ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,615 and an area of .All demographics and other sta ...

Vermezzo Vermezzo ( lmo, Vermezz ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. Vermezzo borders the following municipalities: Albairate, Gaggiano, Abbiategrasso, G ...

* Vernate * Vignate *

Vittuone Vittuone ( lmo, Vittuòn ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about west of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,361 and an area of .All demographics and other statis ...

Vizzolo Predabissi Vizzolo Predabissi (Milanese: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan. Vizzolo Predabissi borders the following municipalities: Colturano, Dresano Dres ...

* Zelo Surrigone *

Zibido San Giacomo Zidibo San Giacomo ( lmo, Zibid ) is a town in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in th ...

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