Lampugnano is a district ("quartiere

Quartiere

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") of Milan

Milan

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, Italy

Italy

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, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city. Until 1841, it was an autonomous comune

Comune

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. A prominent structure of Lampugnano is PalaSharp

PalaSharp

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, which used to be one of Milan's major indoor arenas, housing sporting events, concerts, live shows, political meetings, and so on. The Milan Metro

Milan Metro

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 subway has a stop in Lampugnano nearby the PalaSharp; the Metro station is also adjacent to a bus terminal and a major parking, and is thus a reference place for many commuters

Commuting

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 who travel daily to the city from the western part of the Province of Milan

Province of Milan

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.

History

Lampugnano existed as a distinct settlement at least since the middle ages

Middle Ages

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. When the Milanese area was subdivided into pieve

Pieve

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s, Lampugnano was assigned to the pieve of Trenno

Trenno

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. During Napoleonic

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 rule it was briefly annexed to Milan (1808-1816), but regained its independence with the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. In 1841 Lampugnano ceased to exist as an autonomous comune and was annexed to Trenno, which in turn became part of Milan in 1923.

Until World War II

World War II

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, Lampugnano maintained its rural character, but thereafter experienced a quick urbanization process, along with adjacent district such as QT8

QT8

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 and Gallaratese

Gallaratese

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.

The Milan Metro

Milan Metro

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 and the PalaSharp

PalaSharp

PalaSharp is an indoor arena, located in Milan, Italy. The seating capacity is for 8,479 people and it hosts concerts and indoor sporting events....

were created in the 1980s.