Abbiategrasso

Abbiategrasso
Biegrass (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Abbiategrasso
Visconti Castle.
Visconti Castle.
Coat of arms of Abbiategrasso
Coat of arms
Abbiategrasso within the Province of Milan
Abbiategrasso within the Province of Milan
Location of Abbiategrasso
Map
Abbiategrasso is located in Italy
Abbiategrasso
Abbiategrasso
Location of Abbiategrasso in Italy
Abbiategrasso is located in Lombardy
Abbiategrasso
Abbiategrasso
Abbiategrasso (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°24′N 08°55′E / 45.400°N 8.917°E / 45.400; 8.917
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
Metropolitan cityMilan (MI)
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Cesare Nai
Area
[1]
 • Total
47.78 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[2]
 • Total
32,784
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
DemonymAbbiatensi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
20081
Dialing code02
Patron saintSaint Rose of Lima
Saint day23 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Abbiategrasso, formerly written Abbiate Grasso[3] (local Lombard: Biegrass [bjeˈɡras]; Milanese: Biaa [ˈbjaː]), is a comune and town in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy, situated in the Po valley approximately 22 kilometres (14 miles) from Milan and 38 kilometres (24 miles) from Pavia.

Twin towns

Abbiategrasso is twinned with the following towns:

People

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population from Istat
  3. ^ "Abbiate Grasso" , Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., vol. Vol. I, 1878, p. 22 .
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