Quarto Oggiaro
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Quarto Oggiaro 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, north-west of the city centre. It is adjacent to the 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:...

s
of 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...

 and Baranzate
Baranzate
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, and with the districts Vialba
Vialba
Vialba is a district of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city. It is located north of the city centre, adjacent to the municipality of Novate Milanese. Until 1841, Vialba itself was an autonomous comune.-History:Documented references to a comune named Villalba date...

, Villapizzone
Villapizzone
Villapizzone is a district of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city, located north of the city centre...

, Bovisasca
Bovisasca
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, and Comasina
Comasina
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.

The name "Quarto Oggiaro" comes from an older toponymy "Quarto Uglerio". "Quarto", meaning "fourth", is a reference to the fact that the ancient settlement was four roman miles from the centre of Milan. The meaning of "Uglerio" is unknown, but it is supposed to be the name of some influent inhabitant of the area in ancient times.

History

Quarto Oggiaro was a fraction of Musocco
Musocco
Musocco is a district of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city, located north-west of the centre in the direction of Varese. The prominent structure of the district is the Cimitero Maggiore , Milan's largest cemetery...

 when this became part of Milan, in 1923. The district developed in the 1950s, to provide low-income housing for the large number of immigrants that were relocating to Milan from Southern Italy. Construction of apartment blocks continued in the 1960s. In those early decades, Quarto Oggiaro had virtually no public services, so that it was essentially a "dormitory" district. This gradually changed in the last decades of the 20th century.

Landmarks

The prominent building in Quarto Oggiaro is arguably Villa Scheibler, dating back to the 15th century, originally a hunting villa of Ludovico Sforza
Ludovico Sforza
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.

Transportation

Quarto Oggiaro is richly connected to the city by railway, tramway, and bus lines.

Notable people

Notable people who lived in Quarto Oggiaro include:
  • Tito Stagno, journalist (he is mostly known for reporting on state television the moon landing of Apollo 11
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    );
  • Davide De Marinis, singer-songwriter;
  • Michele Didoni
    Michele Didoni
    Michele Didoni is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...

    , race walker;
  • Cristina Scabbia
    Cristina Scabbia
    Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia is an Italian singer, best known as one of the two vocalists in the Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. She also writes an advice column in the popular rock magazine Revolver, alongside musician Vinnie Paul. Scabbia is featured in a Megadeth song, "À Tout le...

    , singer of the Lacuna Coil
    Lacuna Coil
    Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes since being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal and was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music...

     rock band;
  • Sandro Lopopolo
    Sandro Lopopolo
    Sandro Lopopolo was an Italian light welterweight boxer, who won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and fought as a professional from 1961 to 1973. Lopopolo held the Italian, European and World light welterweight titles during his career...

    , boxer;
  • Alessandro Vacca, rapper;
  • Gianni Biondillo, writer;
  • Omar Conti, karateka;
  • Gianni Barbacetto, journalist and writer;

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