Legnano is a town in the north-west of
LombardyLombardy 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...
, situated on the flat lands of the
Po ValleyThe Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain is a major geographical feature of Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, including its Venetic extension not actually related to the Po river; it runs from the Western Alps to the Adriatic Sea...
between
MilanMilan in Italy, is the capital of the region of Lombardia and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while the urban area is the fifth largest in the E.U. with an estimated population of 4.3 million...
and
Lake MaggioreLake Maggiore is the most westerly of the three large prealpine lakes of Italy and the second largest after Lake Garda. It lies approximately at .It has a surface area of about 213 km², a maximum length of 54 km and, at its widest, is 12 km...
, straddling the little River
OlonaThe Olona is a 131 km long Italian river, which runs through the provinces of Varese, Milan and Pavia.The Olona has more than one source; in fact it has six main springs...
, with some 56,900 inhabitants. Administratevely, the town is within the
Province of MilanThe Province of Milan is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan.It has an area of 1,620 km², and a total population of 3,116,576. There are 139 comuni in the province....
. Legnano received the honorary title of city with a royal decree on August 15, 1924.
The most ancient proofs a settlement in Legnano dates to pre-historic times, to the so-called Culture of Remedello (21st-19th centuries BC).
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Legnano is a town in the north-west of
LombardyLombardy 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...
, situated on the flat lands of the
Po ValleyThe Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain is a major geographical feature of Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, including its Venetic extension not actually related to the Po river; it runs from the Western Alps to the Adriatic Sea...
between
MilanMilan in Italy, is the capital of the region of Lombardia and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while the urban area is the fifth largest in the E.U. with an estimated population of 4.3 million...
and
Lake MaggioreLake Maggiore is the most westerly of the three large prealpine lakes of Italy and the second largest after Lake Garda. It lies approximately at .It has a surface area of about 213 km², a maximum length of 54 km and, at its widest, is 12 km...
, straddling the little River
OlonaThe Olona is a 131 km long Italian river, which runs through the provinces of Varese, Milan and Pavia.The Olona has more than one source; in fact it has six main springs...
, with some 56,900 inhabitants. Administratevely, the town is within the
Province of MilanThe Province of Milan is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan.It has an area of 1,620 km², and a total population of 3,116,576. There are 139 comuni in the province....
. Legnano received the honorary title of city with a royal decree on August 15, 1924.
History
The most ancient proofs a settlement in Legnano dates to pre-historic times, to the so-called Culture of Remedello (21st-19th centuries BC). Later it was a
CeltCelts is a modern term used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic language...
ic center, conquered by the Romans in the 1st century BC. In the Middle Ages, Legnano was scene of defeat of Emperor Frederick I by the
Lombard LeagueThe Lombard League was an alliance formed around 1167, which at its apex included most of the cities of northern Italy , including, among others, Milan, Piacenza, Cremona, Mantua, Crema, Bergamo, Brescia, Bologna, Padua, Treviso, Vicenza, Venice, Verona, Lodi, Reggio Emilia and Parma, and even some...
in 1176.
See Battle of LegnanoThe Battle of Legnano was fought on May 29 1176, between the forces of the Holy Roman Empire, led by emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and the Lombard League.- The Lombard League :...
.
Main sights
- The Basilica of San Magno (early 16th century), designed by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
thumb|260px|The Colleoni Chapel in Bergamo.Giovanni Antonio Amadeo was an Italian early Renaissance sculptor, architect and engineer....
or one of his followers. The interior, on the Greek cross plan, contains an altar by Bernardino LuiniBernardino Luini was a North Italian painter from Leonardo's circle. Both Luini and Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio were said to have worked with Leonardo directly; he was described to have taken "as much from Leonardo as his native roots enabled him to comprehend". Consequently many of his works were...
which it is said to have been begun by Bramante or, more likely, by Amadeo or Antonio da Lonate.
- Church of Sant'Ambrogio, known from 1389. It was rebuilt in the 17th century.
- Castle, enlarged by the Torriani re-using a former convent. Later it was owned by the Lampugnani family.
- The monument to Alberto da Giussano
Alberto da Giussano was a legendary Guelph warrior during the wars of the Lombard League against Frederick Barbarossa in 12th century...
in the Piazza Monumento (1900).
Sports
| Club |
Sport |
Founded |
League |
| A.C. Legnano Associazione Calcio Legnano is an Italian football club, based in Legnano, Lombardy, that was founded in 1913. The team's colors are lilac and white. In the past Legnano have played three seasons in Italy's top league; Serie A, finishing bottom of the league each time.The club are perhaps best...
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SoccerAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
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1913 |
Serie C1/A |
| Legnano Basket Knights |
BasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a 10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
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1966 |
Serie B2 |
| Frogs Legnano |
American FootballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
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1977 |
Serie A |
| Atletica Legnano |
Track & Field |
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FIDAL Fidal is a French business law firm with over 1200 lawyers, and one of the top 100 largest law firms by revenue....
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| Baseball Softball Club Legnano |
BaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
and SoftballSoftball is a team sport popular especially in the United States. It is a direct descendant of baseball. Some key differences between softball and baseball are that softballs are larger than baseballs, and pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand. Softball was invented by George Hancock...
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1950 |
Serie A1 (softball); Serie C1 (baseball) |
Culture
Together with Rome, Legnano is the only other city mentioned in the
Italian national anthemIl Canto degli Italiani is the Italian national anthem. It is best known among Italians as Inno di Mameli and often referred to as Fratelli d'Italia , from its opening line....
by
Goffredo MameliGoffredo Mameli was an Italian patriot, poet and writer, and a notable figure in the Italian Risorgimento. He is also the author of the lyrics of the current Italian national anthem.-Biography:...
.
"Legnano" is a famous brand of lightweight racing bicycles, named for the city in which they were produced. Notably, celebrated racers Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi rode Legnano bicycles.
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