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Legnano
Legnano (; or ''Lignàn'') is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan, province of Milan, about from central Milan. With 60,259, it is the thirteenth-most populous township in Lombardy. Legnano is located in the Alto Milanese and is crossed by the Olona River. The history of Legnano and its municipal area has been traced back to the 1st millennium BC via archaeological evidence. Already in remote times, in fact, the hills that line the Olona had proved to be habitable places. The town was established in 1261. Because of the historic Battle of Legnano, victory of the Lombard League over Frederick Barbarossa at Legnano, it is the only town other than Rome named in the Il Canto degli Italiani, Italian national anthem ("[...] ''Dall'Alpi a Sicilia dovunque è Legnano'' [...]", en. "From the Alps to Sicily, Legnano is everywhere"). Every year the people of Legnano commemorate the battle with Palio di Legnano. In the institutional sphere, on 29 May, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Legnano
Legnano, an Italian municipality of the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Alto Milanese, has a recorded history from the first mention of the to the present day. During the Middle Ages, Legnano was the site of an Battle of Legnano, important battle wherein the Lombard League defeated Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa. Because of that battle, Legnano is the only city other than Rome, capital of Italy, to be mentioned in the Il Canto degli Italiani, national anthem. Industry has had significant impact on Legnano's history and the municipality remains one of the most developed and industrialized in Italy. Geological history From the Paleozoic to the Cenozoic Eras, the area to be Legnano was below sea level. The primordial ocean blanketed the municipal area in many different layers of sediment. The largest factor in the creation of Legnano's geography is the glaciation in northern Italy during the Quaternary period. It was during this period that the fertile al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palio Di Legnano
The Palio di Legnano (; known locally simply as ''Il Palio'') is a traditional event generally held on the last Sunday of May in the city of Legnano, Italy, to recall the Battle of Legnano held on 29 May 1176 by the Lombard League and the Holy Roman Empire of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa.Il Palio di Legnano This ''Palio'' is composed by a medieval pageant and a horse race. Until 2005 the whole event was named ''Sagra del Carroccio''.Il Palio tra folklore e storia Legnano is subdivided into Contrade of Legnano, eight ''contrade'', each of which takes part both in the medieval pageant and in the ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visconti Castle (Legnano)
The Visconti Castle is a medieval fortification that stands south of Legnano on a natural island in the Olona River. It has also been known as the castle of San Giorgio ( lat. ''Castrum Sancti Georgi'') since the 13th century.. The architectural complex is located on Viale Toselli, between Castello Park and Piazza I Maggio. Strategic function The presence of a castle in Legnano is linked to the strategic function the city of Carroccio had from the Middle Ages to the 16th century. Legnano was located along an important medieval communication route that ran along the Olona River and connected ''Mediolanum'' (modern Milan) with the ''Verbannus Lacus'' (Lake Verbano, i.e., Lake Maggiore), the Via Severiana Augusta, which existed since Roman times.... The modern Simplon road, built during the Napoleonic era, echoes in its layout the ancient road in use in Roman and medieval times.. The defense of Legnano was important because its eventual conquest could allow Milan's enemies easy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alto Milanese
The term Alto Milanese (''Alt Milanes'' in Lombard language, Lombard), also called Altomilanese, is used to refer to the territory of Lombardy that includes the northwestern part of the Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city of Milan, the southern part of the province of Varese and some municipalities in the southwestern part of the province of Como. It largely corresponds with one of the Italian provinces planned in the past: the province of Seprio. The Alto Milanese can be divided into four zones having their respective major cities as their main centers: the Bustese, Legnanese (region), Legnanese, Gallaratese and Saronnese. The major rivers of the Alto Milanese are the Olona and the Ticino (river), Ticino, while among the noteworthy streams are the Arno, the Tenore, the Bozzente, the Lura, the Rile, and the Strona. The core of the Alto Milanese consists of the Olona conurbation, i.e. the urban area including, from north to south, the cities of Gallarate, Busto Arsizio, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Legnano
The battle of Legnano was a battle between the imperial army of Frederick Barbarossa and the troops of the Lombard League on 29 May 1176, near the town of Legnano, in present-day Lombardy, Italy. Although the presence of the enemy nearby was already known to both sides, they suddenly met without having time to plan any strategy. The battle was crucial in the long war waged by the Holy Roman Empire in an attempt to assert its power over the municipalities of northern Italy, which decided to set aside their mutual rivalries and join in a military alliance symbolically led by Pope Alexander III, the Lombard League. The battle ended the fifth and last descent into Italy of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who after the defeat tried to resolve the Italian question by adopting a diplomatic approach. This resulted a few years later in the Peace of Constance (25 June 1183), with which the Emperor recognized the Lombard League and made administrative, political, and judicial concessions to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilica Of San Magno, Legnano
The Basilica of Saint Magnus (Italian language, Italian: ) is the principal church of the Italian town of Legnano, in the province of Milan. It is dedicated to the Magnus (bishop of Milan), Saint Magnus, who was Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan, Archbishop of Milan from 518 to 530. The church was built from 1504 to 1513 in the Renaissance architecture, Renaissance-style designed by Donato Bramante. The bell tower was added between the years 1752 and 1791. On 18 March 1950, Pope Pius XII named the Basilica of San Magno a minor basilica. The interior of the basilica church is adorned with numerous first-class examples of Renaissance in Lombardy, Lombard Renaissance artwork. Examples are Gian Giacomo Lampugnani's frescoes of the main Vault (architecture), vault, the remains of 16th century paintings by Evangelista Luini, the frescoes of the main chapel by Bernardino Lanini, and the altarpiece by Giampietrino. The item of greatest significance, however, is a polyptych by Bernardino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legnanese Dialect
Legnanese dialectRecognizing the arbitrariness of definitions, the term "language" is used in the nomenclature of entries in accordance with ISO 639-1, 639-2 or 639-3. In other cases, the term "dialect" is used. (native name ''legnanés'', International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) is a dialect of the Lombard language (belonging to the western branch) that is spoken around Legnano, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city of Milan, Lombardy. It is spoken by about 30 percent of the population of the area in which it is spread. Legnano, starting in the 11th century, began to bond with Milan. The village of Legnano represented, for those coming from the north, the gateway to the Milanese countryside and thus had an important strategic function for the city of Milan. The link between Legnano and Milan also influenced the Legnano vernacular, which began to differentiate itself from the neighboring Bustocco dialect. Due to the frequent contacts between the two ... [...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 for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is located between the Alps mountain range and tributaries of the river Po (river), Po, and includes Milan, its capital, the largest metropolitan area in the country, and among the largest in the EU. Its territory is divided into 1,502 ''comuni'' (the region with the largest number of ''comuni'' in the entire national territory), distributed among twelve administrative subdivisions (eleven Provinces of Italy, provinces plus the Metropolitan City of Milan). The region ranks first in Italy in terms of population, population density, and number of local authorities, while it is fourth in terms of surface area, after Sicily, Piedmont, and Sardinia. It is the second-most populous Region (Europe), region of the European Union (EU), and the List of ... [...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] |
Magnus (bishop Of Milan)
Magnus () was Archbishop of Milan from 518 to c. 530. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Church. Life Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Magnus. Magnus lived under the Arian king Theodoric the Great, who probably at first supported him, but later persecuted him as had already happened for the philosopher Boethius. What is known is the text of his funeral epitaph, transmitted us by Goffredo da Bussero (13th century), which describes Magnus as a man of great charity who helped the prisoners of war. Magnus died on 1 December 530. His remains were interred in the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio in Milan. A late tradition, with no historical basis, associates Magnus with the Milanese family of the Trincheri. Veneration The first formal survey on his relics was made in 1248 by the Dominicans Dominicans () also known as Quisqueyans () are an ethnic group, ethno-nationality, national people, a people of shared ancestry and culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
