Cologno Monzese

Cologno Monzese
—  Comune  —
Città di Cologno Monzese
Coat of arms
Cologno Monzese Location of Cologno Monzese in Italy
Coordinates: 45°52′N 9°17′E / 45.867°N 9.283°E / 45.867; 9.283
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Milan (MI)
Frazioni	San Maurizio al Lambro
Government
- Mayor	Mario Soldano
Area
- Total	8.46 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Population (30 April 2009[1])
- Total	47.567
- Density	5.6/km2 (14.6/sq mi)
Demonym	Colognesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	20093
Dialing code	02
Website	Official website

Cologno Monzese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 5 km north-east of Milan. Its population is 47567. The population increase took place after the World War II, when lots of immigrants from Southern Italy (especially from Apulia) settled here.

Cologno received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on September 19, 1996. In this town, there are the studios of many Italian networks, like Mediaset, controlled by Berlusconi, the current Prime Minister of Italy.

Transports

There are three station of Milan underground: Cologno Nord (North), Cologno Centro (Centre) and Cologno Sud (South). The nearest airport is Linate, in Milan, but Malpensa isn't very far. The town is linked up with Milan by the Tangenziale Est, an orbital motorway that surrounds the capital city of Lombardy.

Sights

The most important sights in Cologno are Villa Casati, the seat of the Comune, and San Giuliano, an ancient Romanesque church.

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

• Official website