Settimo Milanese (
Milanese: ) is a ''
comune'' (municipality) in the
Province of Milan in the
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
region of
Italy. It is about west of the city centre of
Milan.
The industrial district of Castelletto is home to
Italtel and
STMicroelectronics
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.
Settimo Milanese borders
Rho
Rho (uppercase Ρ, lowercase ρ or ; el, ρο or el, ρω, label=none) is the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 100. It is derived from Phoenician letter res . Its uppercase form uses the sa ...
,
Milan,
Cornaredo
Cornaredo ( Milanese: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan.
Cornaredo borders the following municipalities: Rho, Pregnana Milanese, Settimo Milane ...
, and
Cusago.
Toponymy
It's believed that the name comes from the distance between Settimo and
Milan: it is in fact located near the seventh
milestone of the road from
Milan to
Novara. The epythet "Milanese" was added after the
Unità d'Italia
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to distinguish it from other towns with the same name.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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