Albairate
Albairate | |
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| Comune di Albairate | |
 Parish church of St. George. | |
Location of Albairate  | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 20080 |
| Dialing code | 02 |
| Website | Official website |
Albairate (Lombard: Bairaa or Albairaa [(al)bajˈraː]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Milan.
Albairate borders the following municipalities: Corbetta, Cisliano, Cassinetta di Lugagnano, Gaggiano, Abbiategrasso, and Vermezzo.
Albairate is served by Albairate-Vermezzo railway station.
History
Archeological discoveries attesting to the presence of inhabitants in the area of Albairate date the first settlements to the
Ligurians.[3]
Albairate is first mentioned in documents in 1054, as a
Sforza
.
On April 5, 1570,
Archbishop of Milan
, paid a visit to Albairate stimulating a spiritual renewal of the parish and starting the social development of the country.
The city was part of the
Italian unification bringing it into the Kingdom of Italy
.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
- ^ "Storia del Comune". Comune di Albairate. Retrieved October 14, 2019. (in Italian)
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