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Zone 8 Of Milan
The Zone 8 of Milan, since 2016 officially Municipality 8 of Milan, (in Italian language, Italian: Zona 8 di Milano, Municipio 8 di Milano) is one of the 9 Administrative divisions of Milan, administrative divisions of Milan, Italy. 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 8, a new administrative body responsible for running most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection, roads, parks, libraries and local commerce. The zone lies on the north-western part of the city. Subdivision The zone includes the following districts: *Porta Volta, named after the gate built in 1860 to connect the city to the Cimitero Monumentale di Milano, Monumental Cemetery; *Fieramilanocity, Fiera, now CityLife (Milan), CityLife, residential, commercial and business district built between 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Milan
Milan is divided into nine municipalities ( or ''zone''; known as , "decentralization zones" from 1999 until 2016). They are numbered from 1 to 9. The organization was established in 1997, implemented in 1999 and reformed in 2016; prior to that the city was divided into 20 administrative zones. History Since early 1960s in Milan operated many spontaneous citizens' committees in different areas of the city. In 1968 the City Council divided for the first time the territory of the ''comune'' into 20 administrative areas, called ''zone'' (singular: ''zona'') for administrative purposes and to increase decentralization. Each ''zona'' had a directly-elected council with a merely consultative role. In 1977 the City Council increased the role of zones' councils, providing them decision-making powers and transforming them into real administrative bodies, equipped with their own staffs and offices. Those new councils were elected for the first time on 8 June 1980. On 13 March 1997 the Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fieramilanocity
Fiera Milano SpA is a trade fair and exhibition organiser headquartered in Milan. The firm is the most important trade fair organiser in Italy and the world's fourth largest. The company started operation on 1 October 2000 and has been listed on Borsa Italiana (STAR segment) since 12 December 2002. Fiera Milano mainly operates in the fields of management and organisation of exhibitions, trade fairs and conferences. It hosts about seventy shows (of which about one-third are directly organized) and 30,000 exhibitors every year. It was involved in the Expo 2015 which took place around the grounds of the Fiera Milano Rho. Fiera Milano Rho Fiera Milano Rho, opened in 2005, is a fairground complex designed by architect Massimiliano Fuksas, located in an area on the border between the towns of Rho and Pero replacing the former grounds which were developed into the new CityLife district of Milan. The Fiera Milano Rho location is mainly used for industrial trade shows. The Fiera Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rho, Lombardy
Rho (; ; ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan, Italy. Geography Rho is lapped by the river Olona and crossed by its tributaries Bozzente and Lura, nowadays partially cloaked inside the town. At the north and east of the town, there is the road of national interest Strada statale 33 del Sempione, which in the past was crossing the town itself, in the current ''corso Europa''. Rho is at the meeting point of railways linking Milan to Varese ( Line S5) and Domodossola and Milan to Novara ( Line S6). In Passirana, it is based a meteo station, managed in cooperation with the Lombard Meteorological Center. Frazioni Inside the municipality of Rho are located seven frazioni: * Castellazzo: modest inhabited in the west part of the communal territory, close to the place where was situated a country manor house; nowadays it is located near the popular residential quarter of ''via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portello (district Of Milan)
Portello is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city, located north-west of the centre. It is best known as a car-manufacturing area, as it used to house facilities of Alfa Romeo (now dismissed), Darracq, Citroën, and Fiat. The district also includes one of the major shopping malls in north-western Milan. It is crossed by the Circonvallazione ring road. Portello is adjacent to the new CityLife district. History Portello was one of the major urban requalification process in Milan, as the former Alfa Romeo area (385,000 m²) is now being restructured. The project includes a major park called Parco VittoriaParco Vittoria (in Italian) and what will become the largest plaza in Milan [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expo 2015
Expo 2015 was a World's fair, World Expo hosted by Milan, Italy. It opened on May 1 at 10:00 Central European Summer Time, CEST and closed on October 31. Milan hosted an exposition for the second time; the first was the 1906 Milan International (1906), Milan International. The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) general assembly in Paris decided in favour of Milan on March 31, 2008. On November 23, 2010, the event was announced by the BIE. Expo 2015's theme was "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life". Themes Expo 2015's theme was "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life", encompassing technology, innovation, culture, traditions and creativity and how they relate to food and diet. The exposition developed themes introduced in earlier expos (such as water at Expo 2008 in Zaragoza) in light of new global scenarios and emerging issues, focusing on the right to food, right to healthy, secure and sufficient food for the world's inhabitants. Futuristic concerns about food security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cascina Merlata
Cascina Merlata is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city. It is adjacent to the Expo 2015 exhibition site and borders the districts of Roserio, Gallaratese Gallaratese is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city. It is located about 7 km north-west of the city centre. It borders on the ''comune'' of Pero to the north and on the districts ... and Musocco, as well as the municipality of Pero. Characteristics Cascina Merlata covers an area of approximately 900,000 m² on which the construction of a large urban park of 300,000 m², a school complex of 12,000 m², a shopping center of 60,000 m², in addition to housing divided into several lots (52500 m² of social housing; 127000 m² under agreement; 143500 m² free housing). Expo Village The Expo Village, designed by EuroMilano SpA as part of the redevelopment plan of the Cascina Merlata area, consists of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartiere Campo Dei Fiori
Quartiere Campo dei Fiori is a small district in Milan, Italy. The district measures . It is located in the north-western outskirts of the city, and is a part of Zone 8. The name is derived from a village ("''villaggio''") that arose in the early 1900s in the uncultivated area between Villapizzone and Ghisolfa. To the east, the district is bounded by the railway between Milano Porta Garibaldi and Milano Certosa. The district also marks the border with Bovisa, and represents the dividing line between Zone 8 and Zone 9. Overview Construction of Villaggio Campo di Fiori The Villaggio Campo di Fiori was built in 1919 by the 'Social Housing Institute' (IACP) in response to the housing needs of Milan's growing population. The IACP decided to build the village following a plan that consisted of houses crossed by roads that carried the names of different species of trees, each with a distinct floral decor. The houses were of modest specifications, consisting of one floor wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cimitero Maggiore Di Milano
The Cimitero Maggiore di Milano ("Greater Cemetery of Milan"), also known as Cimitero di Musocco ("Musocco Cemetery"), is the largest cemetery of Milan, Italy. It is located in Zone 8, in the Musocco district (formerly a ''comune'' of its own), not far from the Garegnano Charterhouse. The cemetery has an overall area of 678,624 m2 (including 80,000 m2 of green space) with over 500,000 graves. History In the 19th century, as a consequence of the rapid demographic growth of Milan, a thorough reorganization of the cemeteries of the city was due. At the time, Milan had a large number of small cemeteries located in areas that were originally peripheral but, as the city expanded, had experienced a quick urbanization. Plans were made to close down most of these small cemeteries and build a few, larger ones, in the outskirts of the city. The Monumentale was built first (in the early decades of the century), but it soon became clear that at least another large cemetery was needed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartiere Musocco
Musocco ( ) is a district of Milan, located in the north-western outskirts of the city, belonging to Zone 8. Until 1923 Musocco was an independent comune, to whom also belonged the localities of Boldinasco, Garegnano, Quarto Oggiaro, Roserio and Vialba. The name comes from the word ''musa'', which means marsh, indicating that the area was crossed by numerous streams and springs which formed overflowing of swamping. The main waterway is the river Pudiga. In Milan the name "Musocco" is also often referred to the Main Cemetery of Milan. Ancient history Musocco stood kept on the road leading from Milan to Varese, with some farmhouse shed in the middle of a wooded area in part. The earliest records date back to the pastoral visit of St.Charles Borromeo in 1605 with a hundred inhabitants devoted to work in the fields. Musocco turns out to belong to the Pieve of Trenno. 18th century Looking at a map of the mid-nineteenth century of the North-West of Milan, one can disting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, title of (). Formed according to the principles consolidated in Medieval commune, medieval municipalities, the is provided for by article 114 of the Constitution of Italy. It can be divided into , which in turn may have limited power due to special elective assemblies. In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a is officially called a in French. Overview The provides essential public services: Civil registry, registry of births and deaths, registry of deeds, and maintenance of local roads and public works. Many have a (), which is responsible for public order duties. The also deal with the definition and compliance with the (), a document that regulates the building activity within the communal area. All communal structures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lampugnano
Lampugnano is a district (''quartiere'') of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city. Until 1841, it was an autonomous ''comune''. A prominent structure of Lampugnano is PalaSharp, which used to be one of Milan's major indoor arenas, housing sporting events, concerts, live shows and political meetings. The nearby Milan Metro subway is also adjacent to a bus terminal and a major parking, and is thus a reference place for many commuters who travel daily to the city from the western part of the Metropolitan City of Milan. History Lampugnano existed as a distinct settlement at least since the Middle Ages. When the Milanese area was subdivided into pieves, Lampugnano was assigned to the pieve of Trenno. During Napoleonic rule it was briefly annexed to Milan (1808–1816), but regained its independence with the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. In 1841 Lampugnano ceased to exist as an autonomous comune and was annexed to Trenno, which in turn became part of Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarto Oggiaro
Quarto Oggiaro (; ) is a district of Milan in the north-west of the city. It belongs to Zone 8 of Milan, Zone 8, and has a population of 35000 inhabitants. Name The name Quarto Oggiaro derives from the ancient toponymy ''Quarto Uglerio'': the word ''Quarto'', meaning fourth, is a clear reference to the distance of four Roman miles from the center of Milan; while the second part of the name, ''Uglerio'', is supposed to be the name of some influent inhabitant of the area in ancient times. The transformation from Uglerio to Oggiaro can be found on the city maps of 1872, but it can be already seen on some maps of the Spanish period. Once an autonomous village, Quarto Oggiaro became a ''frazione'' of Musocco (municipality), Musocco following the administrative reforms pursued by empress Maria Theresa in the 18th century. Boundaries Quarto Oggiaro borders are: * northward, the ''comune'' of Novate Milanese; * eastward, the districts of Bovisasca and Comasina, which belong to zon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
