Segrate ( ) is a town and ''
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, titl ...
'' (municipality) located in the
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 ci ...
in the
Lombardy
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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
Milan Linate Airport is a city airport located in Milan, the second-largest city and largest urban area of Italy. It served 10.6 million passengers and recorded 118,060 aircraft movements in 2024, making it one of the busiest airports in Ital ...
, the lake
Idroscalo
The Idroscalo is an artificial lake in Milan, Italy that was originally constructed as a seaplane airport. It opened on 28 October 1930, in the heyday of seaplanes. When the use of seaplanes for passenger transport declined it became a recreati ...
, the fair center of
Novegro and the famous residential area
Milano Due
Milano 2 (also known as ''Milano Due'') is a residential centre in the Italian town of Segrate (Province of Milan). It was built as a new town by Edilnord, a company associated with Silvio Berlusconi in the 1970s.
The main peculiarity of Milano 2 ...
.
Europark Idroscalo Milano
Europark Idroscalo Milano is an amusement park in Segrate, Italy, near Milan. Opened to the public for the first time in 1965 (as Lunapark Milano), the park is a popular stop on Via Rivoltana near Idroscalo Lake. It is open seven days a week fr ...
(originally
Lunapark Milano
Europark Idroscalo Milano is an amusement park in Segrate, Italy, near Milan. Opened to the public for the first time in 1965 (as Lunapark Milano), the park is a popular stop on Via Rivoltana near Idroscalo Lake. It is open seven days a week fr ...
) is a popular
amusement park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, and events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central theme, often fea ...
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
The San Raffaele Hospital, known in Italian as ''Istituto scientifico universitario San Raffaele'' or ''Ospedale San Raffaele'' (HSR), is a university hospital situated in Segrate, in the province of Milan, Italy. It was founded in 1969 by don L ...
. Segrate received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 23 June 1989.
Transportation
Segrate is served by
Segrate railway station
Segrate is a railway station in Italy. Located on the Milan–Venice railway, it serves the town of Segrate.
Services
Segrate is served by lines S5 and S6 of the Milan suburban railway network, operated by the Lombard railway company Trenord ...
, 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
Riccardo Bertozzi (born 12 February 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Fiorenzuola.
Club career
Bertozzi played on youth level at Parma and Pro Piacenza. He made his professional debut in the latter club on 16 ...
, (born February 1996) footballer
See also
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Mosque of Segrate
The Mosque of Segrate (), also known as Masjid al-Rahmàn or Mosque of the Merciful, is a mosque in Segrate, Italy, located on the border to the Milano Due suburb. It was the first mosque with a dome and minaret to be built in Italy after the dem ...
References
External links
Official website
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