Bollate
Encyclopedia
Bollate is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Milan
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 10 km northwest of Milan
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 37,556 and an area of 15.9 km².
The municipality of Bollate contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cascina del Sole, Cassina Nuova, Castellazzo, and Ospiate. In 2004 the former frazione of Baranzate
was detached to form a new Comune.
Bollate borders the following municipalities: Paderno Dugnano
, Senago
, Garbagnate Milanese
, Arese
, Cormano
, Novate Milanese
, Baranzate
, Milan
.
Bollate received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on October 11, 1984.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Milan
Province of Milan
The Province of Milan : /) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan. The provincial territory is highly urbanized, resulting in the third highest population density among the Italian provinces with more than 2,000 inhabitants/km2, just behind the provinces of...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 10 km northwest of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 37,556 and an area of 15.9 km².
The municipality of Bollate contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cascina del Sole, Cassina Nuova, Castellazzo, and Ospiate. In 2004 the former frazione of Baranzate
Baranzate
Baranzate, formerly a frazione of the commune of Bollate, is a commune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy. It was created in 2004 after its previous establishment, in 2001, had been declared unconstitutional. It is located about 8 km northwest of Milan...
was detached to form a new Comune.
Bollate borders the following municipalities: Paderno Dugnano
Paderno Dugnano
Paderno Dugnano is a town and comune in the province of Milano, in Lombardy. It is bounded by other comuni of Senago, Varedo, Cusano Milanino, Cormano, Nova Milanese, Bollate, Novate Milanese, Cinisello Balsamo....
, Senago
Senago
Senago is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 13 km north of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 20,199 and an area of 8.6 km²....
, Garbagnate Milanese
Garbagnate Milanese
Garbagnate Milanese is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km northwest of Milan....
, Arese
Arese
Arese is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 19,333 and an area of ....
, Cormano
Cormano
Cormano is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 9 km north of Milan.Cormano borders the following municipalities: Paderno Dugnano, Bollate, Cusano Milanino, Bresso, Novate Milanese, Milan....
, Novate Milanese
Novate Milanese
Novate Milanese is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 8 km northwest of Milan...
, Baranzate
Baranzate
Baranzate, formerly a frazione of the commune of Bollate, is a commune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy. It was created in 2004 after its previous establishment, in 2001, had been declared unconstitutional. It is located about 8 km northwest of Milan...
, Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.
Bollate received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on October 11, 1984.