|
Cinisello
Cinisello Balsamo (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of about 75,200 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, about northeast of Milan city center. Cinisello Balsamo borders the following municipalities: Monza, Muggiò, Nova Milanese, Paderno Dugnano, Cusano Milanino, Sesto San Giovanni, Bresso. The current ''comune'' was formed in 1928 by the union of Cinisello and Balsamo, and received the honorary title of city through a presidential decree on 17 October 1972. Etymology Cinisello (from the Latin ''cinis'', "Ashes", through ''cinixellum'', indicating the fertility of the land from the ashen color, but traditional, though not exactly confirmed - even if you have found Roman remains in the area - is the theory that "Cinisello" comes from "Cinis Aelii", "Ash of Aelius", a Roman gens had here, probably, a branch of the Imperial Age) is the western part of the city. In another theory (also not exactly confirmed) resulting from stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocetta (Cinisello Balsamo)
Crocetta is a district in the southern part of the Comune of Cinisello Balsamo, Province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. The district is bounded by a triangle of roads: the A4 Milan-Venice motorway, the Viale Fulvio Testi ( SS36) and the Via Stalingrad. They separate it physically from the rest of Cinisello Balsamo. The district is occupied by large apartment complexes, built between the 1960s and 1970s, and has an area of 157,890 square meters. Of the 5,000 residents of Crocetta 2,000 are immigrants. The population density of 31,700 inhabitants/ km2 is six times the Cinisello Balsamo average. The immigrant population makes up 40% of Crocetta's residents. Dwellings are almost exclusively privately owned. Tenancies have a high rate of turnover due to a steady growth of the immigrant population that has replaced much of the historical inhabitant cohort. The present buildings were designed to accommodate middle class professionals who commuted to Milan for work; there still remains a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Rachele
Villa Rachele is a district in the southern west area of the city of Cinisello Balsamo, in Italy, bordering the Parco Nord in Bresso and bordering Sesto San Giovanni. This area, a slender strip of land, beyond the Viale Fulvio Testi, bordering Sest S.G., Ward Rondinella, a periphery made up of large apartment buildings, car parks, little green, and many clochard and immigrants. See also * Cinisello Balsamo * Crocetta (Cinisello Balsamo) Crocetta is a district in the southern part of the Comune of Cinisello Balsamo, Province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. The district is bounded by a triangle of roads: the A4 Milan-Venice motorway, the Viale Fulvio Testi ( SS36) and the Via Stalingra ... * SS36 References Districts of Cinisello Balsamo {{italy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan City Of Milan
The Metropolitan City of Milan (; , ) is a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city (not to be confused with the Milan metropolitan area, metropolitan area) in the Lombardy region of Italy. It is the second most populous metropolitan city in the nation after the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital. Its capital is the city of Milan. It replaced the province of Milan and includes the city of Milan and 132 other ''comuni'' (: ''comune''). It was first created by the Metropolitan cities of Italy, reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been operative since 1 January 2015.The Metropolitan City of Milan is headed by the Metropolitan Mayor (''sindaco metropolitano'') and by the Metropolitan Council (''consiglio metropolitano''). Since June 2016 Giuseppe Sala (politician), Giuseppe Sala, as mayor of the capital city, has been the mayor of the Metropolitan City. Government Metropolitan Council The new Metro municipalities, giving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carino Of Balsamo
Blessed Carino Pietro of Balsamo (died 1293), sometimes called Saint Acerinus,Henry Charles Lea, ''A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages'' (Macmillan, 1887), 215. was the murderer of Saint Peter of Verona ("Peter Martyr") who later repented his actions and became a Dominican lay brother. He is venerated as a ''beatus'' by the Catholic Church. Life Prior to his entering the Dominican Order, Carino, was, according to Catholic tradition, a cruel man without scruples who had been hired by Milanese Cathars to kill Peter, a prominent Catholic inquisitor. Carino was a native of Cinisello Balsamo. The murder took place on April 6, 1252, when Peter was returning from Como to Milan. Carino's accomplice was named Manfredo Clitoro, of Giussano. The two assassins followed Peter as far as Barlassina, murdering him and mortally wounding Peter's companion Domenico at a lonely spot. Carino split Peter’s head open, and mortally wounded Domenico. When he found that Peter was st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Ghirlanda Silva Cipelletti
The Villa Ghirlanda Silva is a 17th-century rural palace and park located in Cinisello Balsamo, just north of Milan, in the Province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. History A residence at the site was originally commissioned by Donato I Silva, Count of Biandrate, from the architect Francesco Maria Richino (died 1658), who was aided by his son Domenico in completion of the project which began circa 1660. An engraving of the building by Marc'Antonio Dal Re (1726) and Karl Remshart (before 1735) document the structure. Donato Silva (1607-1675) had begun an expansive array of palaces in Rovescala (1656), Cinisello (1660) and Biandrate (1667). In the villa of Cinisello, Donato and later his son Gerardo (1646-1714) had the villa both frescoed and with a prominent picture gallery. Donato I's nephew, Count Donato II Silva (1690-1779) and his great-grandson, Count Ercole Silva (1756-1840) completed the construction and landscaped the surroundings. Ercole, had an interest in natural history and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Veronese
Marco Veronese (born 22 May 1976) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a forward, currently in charge of Liga II club Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. Biography Inter Milan Born in Cinisello Balsamo in the Province of Milan, Marco, along with his elder brother Simone, started their career at Inter Milan. He played his first match for first team and at Serie A on 30 October 1994, a 1–0 win to Reggiana. He played 3 matches in the season, all in Serie A. In the next season, he was farmed to Reggina of Serie B, where he played 16 league appearances. He then played two seasons in Serie C1 for Monza and Prato. Chievo In mid-1998 he secured a long-term contract with Serie B club Chievo. He played 20 league matches with 2 goals for the Serie B mid-table team. In the next season, he left for Serie B newcomer Alzano Virescit on loan, where he scored once only. In 2000, he left for Serie C1 again, for Modena, where he won the champion. Veronese remained with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgo Misto
Borgo Misto is a neighbourhood in the northern area of the city of ''Cinisello Balsamo'', in Italy, bordering with the neighbourhood of Sant'Eusebio and with Taccona of Muggiò Muggiò (, ; Milanese: Mugg) is a city (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on September 27, 1992. .... References Districts of Cinisello Balsamo {{italy-geo-stub it:Borgo Misto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Castano
Ernesto Castano (; 2 May 1939 – 5 January 2023) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender. Throughout his club career he played for Legnano, Triestina, and Juventus, winning domestic titles at the latter club. At international level, he was a member of the Italy national team that won UEFA Euro 1968. Club career Castano was born in Cinisello Balsamo in the Province of Milan. He played club football for three Italian clubs throughout his career: Legnano, Triestina, and most prominently with Juventus, where he won several domestic titles, also serving as the team's captain. International career At international level, Castano also played for the Italy national team on seven occasions between 1959 and 1969, winning the 1968 UEFA European Championship on home soil. Italian Footballers Association On 3 July 1968, Castano founded the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC), in Milan, along with a number of fellow players including Giacomo Bulgarelli, Sandr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerio Ruggeri
Valerio Ruggeri (12 February 1934 – 4 July 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Cinisello Balsamo, which is located in the city centre of Milan, Ruggeri began his career on stage with Dario Fo and Franca Rame in the early 1960s and worked as a voice actor since the late 1950s. He was best known for dubbing characters mainly in anime and animation, being primarily known for being the Italian voice of Rabbit in the ''Winnie the Pooh'' franchise and the second voice of Herbert from ''Family Guy'', replacing Mario Milita who retired in 2012. In Ruggeri's live action dubbed roles, he voiced Grandpa Joe (portrayed by David Kelly) in the Italian version of the 2005 film ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' as well as Nels Oleson (portrayed by Richard Bull) in the Italian version of ''Little House on the Prairie''. He also made cameo appearances in the Italian cinema, appearing in such films as ''A Quiet Place in the Country'' and ''The Leopard''. Death Rugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierino Prati
Pierino Prati (; 13 December 1946 – 22 June 2020) was an Italian footballer who played mainly as a forward. He began his career with Salernitana, and later played for several other Italian clubs, including a successful spell with AC Milan, with whom he won several titles. As of 2024, he is the second to last person to score a hat-trick in a European Cup final, having done so in 1969 against Ajax. At international level, Prati represented Italy on 14 occasions between 1968 and 1974, scoring seven goals; he was a member of the teams that won UEFA Euro 1968 on home soil, and which reached the 1970 FIFA World Cup final. He also had a brief spell with Rochester Lancers in the NASL in 1979. Club career Also known as "Pierino the pest", Prati began his career playing in Serie C1 with Salernitana, winning the title and promotion to Serie B during the 1965–66 season. He is mostly remembered for his highly successful and prolific stint with Italian club AC Milan under manager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cusano Milanino
Cusano Milanino (local ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in Lombardy. Cusano Milanino is about 13 kilometers far from the centre of Milan. It borders Paderno Dugnano, Cinisello Balsamo, Cormano, and Bresso. People The 18th-century Italian economist and antiquarian Count Carli died in the town, then part of the Duchy of Milan, in 1795. Cusano is also the birthplace of former football player and coach Giovanni Trapattoni Giovanni Trapattoni (; born 17 March 1939), popularly nicknamed "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian former Association football, football manager and former player, considered the most successful club coach of Football in Italy, Italian football .... See also * United Left for Cusano Milanino Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Milan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Oriani
Carlo Oriani (5 November 1888 – 3 December 1917) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1913 Giro d'Italia. He died in the aftermath of the Battle of Caporetto from pneumonia contracted as a result of diving into the icy waters of the Tagliamento The Tagliamento (; ; ) is a braided river in north-east Italy, flowing from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea at a point between Trieste and Venice. The Tagliamento river is considered as the last morphologically intact river in the Alps. (I ... river to save a fellow retreating soldier.Giro d’Italia by Colin O’Brien References External links * 1888 births 1917 deaths Italian male cyclists Giro d'Italia winners Cyclists from the Metropolitan City of Milan Italian Giro d'Italia stage winners Italian military personnel killed in World War I Deaths from pneumonia in Campania 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
