Chiaravalle (Milan)
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Chiaravalle is a district ("quartiere
") of Milan
, Italy
, part of the Zone 5 administrative division of the city. It is located in the periphery south of the city centre, within the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano
nature reserve.
Before 1923, Chiaravalle was an autonomous comune
, named Chiaravalle Milanese.
Despite being annexed to Milan, Chiaravalle has maintained the character of an autonomous town. The park that embraces the district also separates it from the urban agglomeration of the city. This isolation is reinforced by the scarceness of public transportation to the centre, which mostly consists of a single bus line connecting Chiaravalle to Porta Romana
. As this bus line has a stop at the Milan Metro
station of Corvetto
, this is the subway station that actually serves Chiaravalle, despite that of Rogoredo being actually closer.
The main landmark of the Chiaravalle district is eponymous abbey
, a Gothic
-Romanesque
12th century monastic complex.
, and was centered in the Chiaravalle Abbey
founded by the Cistercians in 1135. When the Milanese territory was organized in pieve
s, Chiaravalle became part of Pieve di San Donato.
Under Napoleonic
rule it was annexed to Milan, but went back to its autonomous status at the foundation of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. In 1861, Chiaravalle had 1,417 inhabitants.
In 1870 Chiaravalle and the nearby comune of Nosedo were merged.
In 1923, Chiaravalle became part of Milan.
Quartiere
A quartiere is a subdivision of certain Italian towns. The word is from quarto, or fourth, and was thus properly used only for towns divided into four neighborhoods. The English word "quarter" to mean a neighborhood A quartiere (plural: quartieri) is a subdivision of certain Italian towns. The...
") 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 ,...
, Italy
Italy
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, part of the Zone 5 administrative division of the city. It is located in the periphery south of the city centre, within the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano
Parco Agricolo Sud Milano
Parco Agricolo Sud Milano is a park in Milan, Italy.Since 1990 Milan is surrounded by the regional Parco Agricolo Sud Milano which forms a half-circle around the south of the city connecting the Ticino Park in the west and Adda Park in the east...
nature reserve.
Before 1923, Chiaravalle was an autonomous comune
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:...
, named Chiaravalle Milanese.
Despite being annexed to Milan, Chiaravalle has maintained the character of an autonomous town. The park that embraces the district also separates it from the urban agglomeration of the city. This isolation is reinforced by the scarceness of public transportation to the centre, which mostly consists of a single bus line connecting Chiaravalle to Porta Romana
Porta Romana (Milan)
Porta Romana is a former city gate of Milan, Italy. In its present form, the gate dates back to the 16th century Spanish walls of Milan; its origins, anyway, can be traced further back to the Roman walls of the city, which had a corresponding "Roman Gate" roughly in the same area.The name "Porta...
. As this bus line has a stop at the Milan Metro
Milan Metro
The Milan Metro is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. Milan metro is the longest metro system in Italy, and is the core of the Milan Transportation System...
station of Corvetto
Corvetto
Corvetto is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.It is Aarne-Thompson type 531. Other tales of this type include The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa, Ferdinand the Faithful and Ferdinand the Unfaithful, King Fortunatus's Golden Wig, and The...
, this is the subway station that actually serves Chiaravalle, despite that of Rogoredo being actually closer.
The main landmark of the Chiaravalle district is eponymous abbey
Chiaravalle Abbey
The Abbey of Santa Maria di Rovegnano, Chiaravalle Milanese is a Cistercian monastic complex in the comune of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy...
, a Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
-Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
12th century monastic complex.
History
The original settlement of Chiaravalle formed in the middle agesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, and was centered in the Chiaravalle Abbey
Chiaravalle Abbey
The Abbey of Santa Maria di Rovegnano, Chiaravalle Milanese is a Cistercian monastic complex in the comune of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy...
founded by the Cistercians in 1135. When the Milanese territory was organized in pieve
Pieve
In the Middle Ages, a pieve was a rural church with a baptistery, upon which other churches without baptisteries depended.The Italian word pieve is descended from Latin plebs which, after the expansion of Christianity in Italy, was applied to the community of baptized people...
s, Chiaravalle became part of Pieve di San Donato.
Under Napoleonic
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
rule it was annexed to Milan, but went back to its autonomous status at the foundation of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. In 1861, Chiaravalle had 1,417 inhabitants.
In 1870 Chiaravalle and the nearby comune of Nosedo were merged.
In 1923, Chiaravalle became part of Milan.