Bernate Ticino

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Bernate Ticino
Barnaa (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Bernate Ticino
Coat of arms of Bernate Ticino
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Location of Bernate Ticino
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UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
20010
Dialing code02
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Bernate Ticino (

Milanese: Bernaa [berˈnaː], locally Barnaa [barˈnaː]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the northern Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Milan
.

The town is located by the Ticino river and it is crossed by the Naviglio Grande. In 2005 a small Roman necropolis, including 12 tombs, has been found in Bernate's territory.

Geography

Territory

Naviglio Grande in Bernate Ticino

Bernate is located at east of Ticino (river) and at west of Milan, capital of Province, from which it is about 30 kilometers far away. It borders: to the north Cuggiono (through the hamlet of Casate), to the east Mesero and Marcallo con Casone, to the south Boffalora sopra Ticino and to the west with the Piedmont territory of Romentino.[4][5][6]

The town is divided into two distinct areas: a central-western one, containing the city center but characterized by less dense settlements and with the presence of forest vegetation that extends up to the Parco del Ticino, and an eastern one by greater urbanized presence. The two areas are substantially separated by the Naviglio Grande and are connected by a historic seventeenth-century bridge. The most recent residential settlements extend to the western and western extremities of the town, while the industrial area is gathered in a wide area on the western side of the town, at the border with the municipality of Boffalora sopra Ticino.

Geology and hydrography

Morphologically, the territory of Bernate Ticino is characterized by the typical environment of the

Pianura Padana but it is articulated between high ground, descending areas in correspondence of the banks of the watercourses and marshy areas. The average altitude is 130 m s.m.l. A characteristic aspect of the hydrography of Bernate Ticino is the presence of the Naviglio Grande and of the Ticino (river) in the westernmost part of the town. Bernate Ticino is also part of the Polo dei Navigli established by the Province of Milan
.

History

Roman Age

Archaeological excavations conducted by the Soprintendenza Archeologica della Lombardia in

inhumation tombs of late Roman age and a single burial of the first century A.D.[7] Analysis of the evidence suggests that the small community must have had an economy based on agriculture and trade.[7]
Given the good quality of the material that it has been found, it can be assumed that the inhabitants must have enjoyed a certain wealth.

The Middle Ages

Cloister, Bell Tower and Church (building) of the Canonica of Saint George in Bernate

The town of Bernate was in the past in the territory of the

Saint Augustine
.

From modern times to today

In 1786 the district of Bernate was inserted in the Province of Pavia. In the Napoleonic age the district was aggregated to the one of Boffalora and then it was made independent again under the Austrians. Until 1862 the town maintained the denomination of Bernate and then assumed that of Bernate Ticino with R.D. 14 December 1862, n. 1059.

In more recent times, the village appeared in the movie

L'albero degli zoccoli of 1978 of the director Ermanno Olmi where, in a shot along the Naviglio Grande
you can clearly see the dome of the parish church and the medieval bell tower.

Climate

The climate in Bernate Ticino is mild, and generally warm and temperate. Bernate Ticino has a significant amount of rainfall during the year. This is true even for the driest month. The climate here is classified as Cfa by the Köppen-Geiger system. The average temperature in Bernate Ticino is 13.2 °C | 55.8 °F. In a year, the rainfall is 1301 mm | 51.2 inch. Precipitation is the lowest in January, with an average of 66 mm | 2.6 inch. With an average of 168 mm | 6.6 inch, the most precipitation falls in November. At an average temperature of 24.0 °C | 75.3 °F, July is the hottest month of the year. January has the lowest average temperature of the year, 2.6 °C | 36.6 °F.[8]

Climate data for Bernate Ticino
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 45
(7) 		48.4
(9.1) 		57.0
(13.9) 		63.9
(17.7) 		70.0
(21.1) 		80.2
(26.8) 		84.0
(28.9) 		82.2
(27.9) 		73.9
(23.3) 		63.9
(17.7) 		53.1
(11.7) 		45.3
(7.4) 		63.9
(17.7)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 30.6
(−0.8) 		31.6
(−0.2) 		38.1
(3.4) 		45.7
(7.6) 		53.8
(12.1) 		61.9
(16.6) 		66.0
(18.9) 		65.5
(18.6) 		58.1
(14.5) 		50.5
(10.3) 		41.2
(5.1) 		32
(0) 		47.9
(8.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.6
(66) 		2.7
(69) 		3.1
(79) 		4.8
(122) 		5.1
(130) 		4.5
(114) 		3.3
(85) 		4.4
(112) 		5.3
(134) 		5.8
(148) 		6.6
(168) 		2.9
(74) 		51.1
(1,301)
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		80 74 68 68 67 63 60 65 70 78 82 82 71
Source: Climate-data.org[8]

Etymology of the name

The etymology of the name of Bernate Ticino is uncertain. According to some studies the name would derive from the

Latin language prunetum meant as a place for the cultivation of plums, then transformed with the late Latin into the suffix brunetum. According to other sources the name would be traced back to the Latin proper name Berinus.[9] Another hypothesis is that the name would derive from Castrum Brinati (fourth century AD), i.e., the Roman name of a fortified area to guard a port on the Ticino river. The village is mentioned with the name of Brinate in a patent of the emperor Henry III in 1045. In those times it represented a "strong place" equipped with a castle, as the place was a passage towards the Ticino and towards Turbigo
and therefore it was militarily important to keep the movements of civilians and soldiers under control through appropriate structures.

Festivals and folklore events

The main religious event in Bernate is the

regatta) on Sunday afternoon. On 23 April, Bernate celebrates Saint George
, protector of the town.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Istat
    .
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ Gustavo Chiesi, op. cit., 1894.
  5. ^ Touring Club Italiano, op. cit., 1904.
  6. ^ Touring Club Italiano, op. cit., 1999.
  7. ^ a b Zopfi, Laura Simone (2007). "BERNATE TICINO (MI): tombe d'età romana" (PDF). The Journal of Fasti Online (in Italian): 1.
  8. ^ a b "Bernate Ticino Climate". climate-data.org. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  9. ^ see here

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