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Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Melegnano
Comune
Città di Melegnano

Coat of arms
Location of Melegnano
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Coordinates: 45°22′N 09°19′E / 45.367°N 9.317°E / 45.367; 9.317
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Metropolitan city	Milan (MI)
Government
• Mayor	Rodolfo Bertoli (Partito Democratico))
Area
• Total	4 km (2 sq mi)
Population
• Total	18,032
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	20077
Dialing code	02
Website	Official website

Melegnano (formerly Marignano; Lombard: Meregnan [mereˈɲãː]) is a comune and town in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. The town lies 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of the city of Milan. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 26 August 1959.

The town is served by the Melegnano railway station.

History

Melegnano was a stronghold of Milan in the Italian Wars, and known particularly for the Battle of Marignano, a victory over the Swiss in 1515. It is also known for the battles between the French and Austrians in the Second Italian War of Independence (1859).

Twin towns

Melegnano is twinned with:

Paullo, Italy, since 2007
Paris, France, since 2009

Main sights

Church of St. John the Baptist, housing an oil painting by Borgognone.
Medici Castle, with frescoed halls depicting military deeds of the Medici and views of German cities and of Lake Como.
Parchetto of Melegnano, with trees and benches famous for the old people created by Leonardo da Vinci

References

"Bilancio demografico mensile". demo. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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