Zone 6 of Milan

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Zona 6 di Milano
Municipality 6
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The Zone 6 of Milan, since 2016 officially Municipality 6 of Milan, (in

administrative divisions of Milan, Italy.[1]

It was officially created as an administrative subdivision during the 1980s. On 14 April 2016, in order to promote a reform on the municipal administrative decentralization, the City Council of Milan established the new Municipality 6, a new administrative body responsible for running most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection, roads, parks, libraries and local commerce.[2]

On 5 March 1999 the new Zone 6, which corresponds to the south-western part of the city, was made up by the union of the previous Zones 16 (

Lorenteggio, Inganni), and 5 (Porta Ticinese, Porta Genova
).

Subdivision

The borough includes the following districts:

Porta Ticinese.

Darsena

The borough's famous

artificial water basin located near Porta Ticinese which was used for the mooring and the storage of the boats. Considered one the most important junction for the commercial river traffic, the Darsena has two tributaries: Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Pavese
. It measures 750 meters in length and 25 meters in width; it has an area of 17,500 square meters and a depth of one and a half meters.

Commissioned and built in 1603 as a transformation into a real port of the pre-existing Sant'Eustorgio lake by the

Spanish governor Pedro Enríquez de Acevedo, the Darsena was used as commercial dock till 1979. After years of neglect, in 2015 it was renovated and reopened to the public. This renovation was carried out in view of the Expo 2015
.

Historical evolution of the Darsena, here photographed in the early 1980s when it was a commercial dock (left), dry and abandoned in 2011 (centre) and restored as a pedestrian zone in 2015 (right).

Municipal government

The area has its own local authority called Consiglio di Municipio (Municipal Council), composed by the President and 30 members directly elected by citizens every five years. The Council is responsible for most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection, roads, parks, libraries and local commerce in the area,[3] and manages funds (if any) provided by the city government for specific purposes, such as those intended to guarantee the right to education for poorer families.

The current President is Santo Minniti (PD), elected on 19 June 2016 and re-elected on 3–4 October 2021.

Here is the current composition of the Municipal Council after 2021 municipal election:

Alliance or
political party 		Members Composition
2021–2026
Centre-left
(PD-EV) 		18
18 / 30
Centre-right
(FI-L-FdI-UDC) 		10
10 / 30
M5S 1
1 / 30
Italexit 1
1 / 30

Here is a full lists of the directly elected Presidents of Municipio since 2011:

President Term of office Party
Gabriele Rabaiotti 16 May 2011 27 June 2016 PD
Santo Minniti 27 June 2016 Incumbent PD

Education

IULM University Campus

In this borough are located 22 primary schools, 15 secondary schools and 9 high schools. The most important university located in the borough is the IULM University, founded in 1968 by Carlo Bo.

Transport

Stations of Milan Metro in the Zone 6:

Future stations of Milan Metro, operative from 2024, will be:

  • Coni Zugna, California, Bolivar, Tolstoj, Frattini, Gelsomini, Segneri, San Cristoforo FS.

Suburban railway stations
in the Zone 6:

Gallery

Maps

  • Map of Milan Zone 6
    Map of Milan Zone 6

References

  1. ^ (in Italian) The 9 city councils of Milan (municipal website)
  2. ^ Municipality of Milan - Municipalities
  3. ^ Municipality of Milan - Municipalities

External links

Media related to Municipio 6 (Milan) at Wikimedia Commons

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