Trenno
Encyclopedia
Trenno is a district of Milan
, Italy
, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city. It borders on green areas to the north and west (on the Boscoincittà city park) and to the south (on the Parco di Trenno); to the east, it is adjacent to the Gallaratese
district. Before being annexed to Milan, in 1923, it was an autonomous comune
.
The district is mostly residential, with low- and medium-income apartment blocks dominating its skyline, although the centre has maintained much of the flavour of a country town (as well as a cascina, "Cascina Campi"); it also has large green areas, the most important of which is the eponymous Parco di Trenno. The district is quite isolated from Milan, being connected to the centre by a single bus line and a few thoroughfare, some of which were still country roads until the late 1990s. The closest stop of the Milan Metro
subway is in Bonola, about 1 km from Trenno.
as a rural borgo
close to the Olona
river. In the 19th century the settlement consisted on several cascine
(farmhouses), some of which would later spawn independent settlements such as Quarto Cagnino
, Quinto Romano
and Figino
, which would be annexed back to Trenno in 1869. All of these are now districts 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 8 administrative division of the city. It borders on green areas to the north and west (on the Boscoincittà city park) and to the south (on the Parco di Trenno); to the east, it is adjacent to the Gallaratese
Gallaratese
Gallaratese is a district of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city. It is located about 7 km north-west of the city centre...
district. Before being annexed to Milan, in 1923, 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:...
.
The district is mostly residential, with low- and medium-income apartment blocks dominating its skyline, although the centre has maintained much of the flavour of a country town (as well as a cascina, "Cascina Campi"); it also has large green areas, the most important of which is the eponymous Parco di Trenno. The district is quite isolated from Milan, being connected to the centre by a single bus line and a few thoroughfare, some of which were still country roads until the late 1990s. The closest stop of the Milan Metro
Milan Metro
The Milan Metro is the rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy, operated by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. Milan metro is the longest metro system in Italy, and is the core of the Milan Transportation System...
subway is in Bonola, about 1 km from Trenno.
History
The settlement of Trenno exists at least since the middle agesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
as a rural borgo
Borgo
Borgo is an Italian word , cognate with English borough, German Burg, French bourg, that now usually means the new town outside the walls of an old town...
close to the Olona
Olona
The Olona is a 71 km long Italian river, which runs through the provinces of Varese and Milan.The Olona has more than one source; in fact it has six main springs...
river. In the 19th century the settlement consisted on several cascine
Cascina a corte
The Italian phrase cascina a corte or, equivalently, cascina lombarda or just cascina refers to a type of rural building traditional of the Po Valley, especially of Lombardy and of some areas of Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna. Cascine are reported in the Po Valley at least since the 16th century, but...
(farmhouses), some of which would later spawn independent settlements such as Quarto Cagnino
Quarto Cagnino
Quarto Cagnino is a district of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 7 administrative division of the city. It borders onto the districts of Trenno , San Siro , Baggio , and Quinto Romano...
, Quinto Romano
Quinto Romano
Quinto Romano is a district of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 7 administrative division of the city. Before being annexed to Milan, it was an autonomous comune and a frazione of Trenno ....
and Figino
Figino
Figino is a district of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 7 administrative division. It is located north-west of the centre, within the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano nature reserve. Before being annexed to Milan, in 1869, it was an autonomous comune, named Figino di Milano.The name "Figino" is usually...
, which would be annexed back to Trenno in 1869. All of these are now districts of Milan.