Cologno Monzese
Cologno Monzese is a comune (municipality) in the province o Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, locatit aboot 5 km north-east o Milan. The population increase teuk place Efter the Warld War II, when lots o immigrants frae Soothren Italy (especially frae Apulie) settled here.
Cologno Monzese | |
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| Città di Cologno Monzese | |
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 Coat airms | |
  Cologno Monzese Location o Cologno Monzese in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′42.98″N 9°16′41.78″E / 45.5286056°N 9.2782722°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Milan (MI) |
| Frazioni | San Maurizio al Lambro |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Mario Soldano (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.46 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 46,140 |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Colognesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20093 |
| Diallin code | 02 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Efter bein subject for a lang time tae the influence exertit bi San Maurizio al Lambro (which is nou pairt o the municipality as a hamlet) Cologno receivit the honorar title o ceety wi a presidential decree on 19 September 1996.
Main sichts
eeditThe maist important sichts in Cologno are Villa Casati, the seat o the comune, an San Giuliano, a medieval Romanesque kirk. Pairt o the commune is includit in the Media Valle del Lambro Park.
The TV studios o Mediaset an some radio netwirks (RTL 102.5, Radio Italia an Radio TRS) are locatit here.
Transports
eeditThe toun is servit bi three station o the Milan Metro: Cologno Nord (North), Cologno Centro (Centre) an Cologno Sud (South). The nearest airport is Linate, in Milan, but Malpensa is no far. Cologno is linkit up wi Milan bi the Tangenziale Est an aw, a orbital motorwey that surroonds the caipital ceety o Lombardy.