Crescenzago
Sign in to saveCrescenzago ( , historically ) is a district () of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 2 administrative division, north-east of the city centre. It became part of Milan in 1923; prior to that, it was an independent borgo (town). The town is traversed by the Naviglio Martesana canal. The district houses several historical buildings, most notably a 12th Century abbey and several villas from the 18th Century. It also has notable green areas, such as part of the Lambro park, as well as industrial archeological features, most notably the abandoned Ovomaltina factory.
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- Italy
- Located in
- Milan
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Naviglio della Martesana
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- Martesana a Crescenzago.JPG
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Crescenzago ( , historically ) is a district () of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 2 administrative division, north-east of the city centre. It became part of Milan in 1923; prior to that, it was an independent borgo (town). The town is traversed by the Naviglio Martesana canal. The district houses several historical buildings, most notably a 12th Century abbey and several villas from the 18th Century. It also has notable green areas, such as part of the Lambro park, as well as industrial archeological features, most notably the abandoned Ovomaltina factory.
The Milan Metro subway (Line 2) stops at Crescenzago.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Crescenzago” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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