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For the Gorgonzola cheese, see Gorgonzola cheese.
Gorgonzola — Comune — Città di Gorgonzola Night view of the Naviglio Martesana canal in Gorgonzola.
Coat of armsLocation of Gorgonzola in Italy
GorgonzolaCoordinates: 45°32′N 9°24′E / 45.533°N 9.4°ECoordinates: 45°32′N 9°24′E / 45.533°N 9.4°E Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Milan (MI) Government - Mayor Walter Baldi Area - Total 10.69 km2 (4.1 sq mi) Elevation 133 m (436 ft) Population (2007) - Total 18,497 - Density 1,730.3/km2 (4,481.5/sq mi) Demonym Gorgonzolesi Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 20064 Dialing code 02 Website Official website Gorgonzola is a comune in the province of Milan, part of Lombardy, northern Italy. Once a rural community, and famous for the cheese which bears its name, today it forms part of the Milanese conurbation and has three stops on the Milan Metro.
History
In 453 the local pieve and the nearby town of Argentia were attacked and destroyed by the Huns. The first written document mentioning Gorgontiola dates to the 10th century. In 1176 it adhered to the Lombard League, and, during the ensuing wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines, it was the site of a battle in 1245 in which Enzio of Sardinia was made prisoner.
Gorgonzola received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on June 24, 2003.Cheese
The well known Gorgonzola cheese is claimed by the residents to have originated in Gorgonzola in 879,[1] although other towns claim the origins.[2]
Twin towns
Ambert, France, since 2003. Both cities, known for their blue cow's-milk cheeses (Fourme d'Ambert and cheese), have almost the same latitude: 45° 33' N for Ambert, 45° 32' N for Gorgonzola.
Annweiler am Trifels, Germany, since September 2008
See also
Notes
Categories:- Cities and towns in Lombardy
- Communes of the Province of Milan
- Province of Milan geography stubs
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