Rescaldina
Encyclopedia
Rescaldina is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Milan
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 25 km northwest of Milan
.
, Gorla Minore
, Gerenzano
, Marnate
, Uboldo
, Castellanza
, Legnano
and Cerro Maggiore
. Except for Legnano and Cerro, the other municipalities belongs to the Province of Varese
.
The municipality counts two civil parishes (frazioni
): Ravello and Rescalda.
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 25 km northwest 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 ,...
.
Geography
Rescaldina borders the following municipalities: CislagoCislago
Cislago is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Varese...
, Gorla Minore
Gorla Minore
Gorla Minore is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Varese...
, Gerenzano
Gerenzano
Gerenzano is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Varese....
, Marnate
Marnate
Marnate is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km south of Varese...
, Uboldo
Uboldo
Uboldo is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km northwest of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Varese.-External links:*...
, Castellanza
Castellanza
Castellanza is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, along the boundary of the province of Milan, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.-Overview:...
, Legnano
Legnano
Legnano is an Italian town and comune with 59.147 inhabitants in the province of Milan, about from Milan.It's crossed by the river Olona, and it's the 13th town for inhabitants in Lombardy....
and Cerro Maggiore
Cerro Maggiore
Cerro Maggiore is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km northwest of Milan.In 25 August 1946 Benito Mussolini's corpse was buried in the town, remaining here until 30 August 1957....
. Except for Legnano and Cerro, the other municipalities belongs to the Province of Varese
Province of Varese
The Province of Varese is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese but its largest city is Busto Arsizio....
.
The municipality counts two civil parishes (frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
): Ravello and Rescalda.