Cesate
Appearance
Cesate
Scesaa (Lombard) | |
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Comune di Cesate | |
![]() The main street of the comune with Ss. Alexander and Martin parish church (XIII c.) and the Curt dal Sacrista historical house (XVIII c.) | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 20031 |
Dialing code | 02 |
Patron saint | Saint Alexander and Saint Martin |
Saint day | First or second sunday of September |
Website | Official website |
Cesate (Lombard: Scesaa [ʃeˈzaː], locally [ʃɪˈzɑː]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Milan.
Cesate borders the following municipalities: Limbiate, Solaro, Caronno Pertusella, Senago, Garbagnate Milanese.
The origin of the flag comes from the noble Cixate family.
History
During the Napoleonic era, the municipality was suppressed by a royal decree of 1809, and annexed to Garbagnate Milanese. Cesate regained its autonomy with the Austrian restoration.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
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