Melzo
Encyclopedia
Melzo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Milan
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 20 km east of Milan
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 18,400 and an area of 9.7 km².
Melzo borders the following municipalities: Gorgonzola
, Pozzuolo Martesana
, Cassina de' Pecchi
, Vignate
, Truccazzano
, Liscate
.
Melzo received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on Marc 14, 1952.
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
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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 20 km east 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 18,400 and an area of 9.7 km².
Melzo borders the following municipalities: Gorgonzola
Gorgonzola
Gorgonzola is a comune in the province of Milan, part of Lombardy, northern Italy. Once a rural community, and famous for the cheese which bears its name, today it forms part of the Milanese conurbation and has three stops on the Milan Metro.- History :...
, Pozzuolo Martesana
Pozzuolo Martesana
Pozzuolo Martesana is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km east of Milan....
, Cassina de' Pecchi
Cassina de' Pecchi
Cassina de' Pecchi is a town and comune in the province of Milan, in Lombardy. The comune is bounded by other communes of Cernusco sul Naviglio, Bussero, Gorgonzola, Melzo and Vignate....
, Vignate
Vignate
Vignate is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km east of Milan.Vignate borders the following municipalities: Cernusco sul Naviglio, Cassina de' Pecchi, Melzo, Rodano, Liscate, Settala....
, Truccazzano
Truccazzano
Truccazzano is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km east of Milan.-External links:*...
, Liscate
Liscate
Liscate is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km east of Milan.-External links:*...
.
Melzo received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on Marc 14, 1952.