Segrate ( ) is a town and ''
comune
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'' (municipality) located in the
Metropolitan City of Milan in the
Lombardy
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region of
Northern Italy.
An eastern suburb of
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
, in its area lies the airport of
Milan Linate, the lake
Idroscalo, the fair center of
Novegro and the famous residential area
Milano Due.
Europark Idroscalo Milano (originally
Lunapark Milano) is a popular
amusement park 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.
Notable people
Riccardo Bertozzi, (born February 1996) footballer
See also
*
Mosque of Segrate
References
External links
Official website
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