Quintosole
Encyclopedia
Quintosole is a district ("quartiere
") of Milan
, Italy
, part of the Zone 5 administrative division. It is a rural district, located within the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano
nature reserve, south of Milan's urban area
. Before 1869, it was an autonomous comune
.
s, Quintosole was included in the pieve of San Donato Milanese
.
In the 17th century Quintosole had a population of about 200. In 1757, the nearby comune of Salvanesco was annexed to Quintosole.
Under Napoleonic rule, Quintosole was briefly annexed to Milan, but regained its autonomy when the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia was founded.
At the unification of Italy in 1861 its population was 928. Eight years later, Quintosole was annexed to Vigentino
, which in turn became part of Milan in 1923.
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. It is a rural district, located 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, south of Milan's urban area
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
. Before 1869, it 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:...
.
History
The oldest known reference to Quintosole dates back to 1346. When the Milanese territory was partitioned into pievePieve
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, Quintosole was included in the pieve of San Donato Milanese
San Donato Milanese
San Donato Milanese is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 10 km southeast of Milan.-History:...
.
In the 17th century Quintosole had a population of about 200. In 1757, the nearby comune of Salvanesco was annexed to Quintosole.
Under Napoleonic rule, Quintosole was briefly annexed to Milan, but regained its autonomy when the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia was founded.
At the unification of Italy in 1861 its population was 928. Eight years later, Quintosole was annexed to Vigentino
Vigentino
Vigentino is a district of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 5 administrative division, located south of the city centre. Before 1923, Vigentino was an autonomous, rural comune...
, which in turn became part of Milan in 1923.