Segrate ( lmo, label=
Milanese, Segraa ) is a town and ''
comune
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'' (municipality) located in the
Metropolitan City of Milan in the
Lombardy region of
Northern Italy
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.
An eastern suburb of
Milan
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, in its area lies the airport of
Milan Linate
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, the lake
Idroscalo, the fair center of
Novegro and the famous residential area
Milano Due
Milano2 (also known as ''Milano Due'') is a residential centre in the Italy, Italian town of Segrate (Province of Milan). It was built as a new town by Edilnord, a company associated with Silvio Berlusconi in 1970's.
The main peculiarity of Mila ...
.
Europark Idroscalo Milano (originally
Lunapark Milano) is a popular
amusement park
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that has been in existence since 1965.
Although it is a small town, Segrate hosts large structures such as the
CILEA Interuniversity Consortium, among the most advanced supercomputing centers in Europe,
and the
San Raffaele Hospital. Segrate received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 23 June 1989.
Transportation
Segrate is served by
Segrate railway station, connected to Milan by the
suburban lines S5 and S6, with a total of four trains each hour. It is also connected to the city by the bus 924, which stops at Lambrate Rail and Metro Station.
See also
*
Mosque of Segrate
References
External links
Official website
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