Bollate (

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'' (municipality) in the

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, located about northwest of

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. As of 30 November 2017, it had a population of 36,488. Bollate borders the following municipalities:

Paderno Dugnano Paderno Dugnano ( Milanese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is bounded by ''comuni'' of Senago, Limbiate, Varedo, Cusano Milanino, Cormano, Nova Milanese, Bollate, Novate Milane ...

Senago Senago ( ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan. As of 30 November 2017, it had a population of 21.519 and an area of .All demographics and other stati ...

Garbagnate Milanese Garbagnate Milanese ( ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. As of 30 November 2017, it had a population of 27.185. Garbagnate Milanese borders ...

Arese Arese ( ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, about northwest of Milan. Arese borders the following municipalities: Lainate, Garbagnate Milanese, Bollate, Rho, Milan. Arese was awar ...

Cormano Cormano ( Milanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan. Cormano borders the following municipalities: Paderno Dugnano, Bollate, Cusano Milanino, Bres ...

Novate Milanese Novate Milanese (Milanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. Novate Milanese borders the following municipalities: Bollate, Baranzate, Cormano, M ...

Baranzate Baranzate (Milanese: ), formerly a of the neighboring comune of Bollate, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the Italian region of Lombardy, about northwest of Milan. It was created in 2004 after its previous est ...

. Bollate received the honorary title of city, with a presidential decree on 11 October 1984. It is served by

Bollate Centro railway station Bollate Centro railway station is a railway station in Italy. Located in the Milan–Saronno railway, it serves the centre of the town of Bollate. The station is located at Piazza Carlo Marx. The ancient station of 1879 was demolished in 1992, wh ...

and

Bollate Nord railway station Bollate Nord railway station is a railway station in Italy. It is part of the Milan–Saronno railway and is located in Via Vittorio Veneto, serving the northern part of the town of Bollate. Services The station is served by the lines Line S1 ( ...

. Sights include the historical Villa Arconati.

References

External links

Official website
* Bollate Prison {{Milan-geo-stub