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Melegnano

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Milan (MI)

Dialing code
  
02

Elevation
  
88 m

Local time
  
Saturday 10:43 AM

Region
  
Lombardy

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
Official website

Area
  
4 km²

Postal code
  
20077

Melegnano httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Weather
  
17°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 58% Humidity

Melegnano (formerly Marignano) is a town and comune in Italy, in the province of Milan, region of Lombardy. The town lies 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of the city of Milan. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 26 August 1959.

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Map of 20077 Melegnano, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

The town is served by the Melegnano railway station.

History

Melegnano was a stronghold of Milan in the Italian Wars, and known particularly for the Battle of Marignano, a victory over the Swiss in 1515. It is also known for the battles between the French and Austrians in the Second Italian War of Independence (1859).

Twin towns

Melegnano is twinned with:

  • Bicske, Hungary, since 2007

    • Main sights

  • Church of St. John the Baptist, housing an oil painting by Borgognone.
  • Medici Castle, with frescoed halls depicting military deeds of the Medici and views of German cities and of Lake Como.

    • References

    Melegnano Wikipedia
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