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About Milan (Milano), Italy

  • Milan Italy

    Milan was founded by the Insubes Gauls in the 4th century BC. The ancient name of Milan was Mediolanum which according to some sources means "city between two rivers" and according to some sources means "city at the center of the plain".
  • Milan History

    The Camun people, who were the earliest inhabitants of Lombardy, had settled in the Valcamonica area in Brescia. The rest of Italy was inhabited by Italic people and Etruscans...
  • Milan History 2

    While the Goths and Byzantines were fighting for the control of Italian peninsula, they were unaware of the threat of the Germanic Lombard people who were united by the King Alboin.
  • Milan History 3

    After Filippo Maria’s death in 1447, Aurea Republica Ambrosiana (Golden Ambrosian Republic) was established by a group of noblemen. During this time Venice took advantage of the city’s weakness and attacked.
  • Milan Transportation

    Milan has variety of transportation options available like you can travel by car, plane, by train or subway. To know in detail read the full article here...
  • Milan History Timeline

    Read more about Milan time-line history. Find in detail starting from 400 BC to 1950's. Read this article to know in depth about milan timeline history...
  • Milan Zones

    Milan is divided into nine boroughs. Eight of them is governed by centre-right coalition and one of them is governed by centre-left coalition. In Italian they are called Zona. Before 1999 there were 21 zones but then the administration decided to reduce the number to 9.
  • Education in Milan

    Università degli Studi di Milano: It is one of the largest universities in Italy. It is a member of the League of European Research Universities. In Italy it is known as Statale....
  • Useful Information

    Find all useful information that will help you when you visit Milan.
  • Language

    Italian is read as written, each vowel and consonant are pronounced except H. Words ending in -o are masculine and ending in -a are feminine. Masculine words end in -I and feminine words end in -e.
  • Religion

    Milanese, just like whole Italians, are Catholic. There are also Buddhism, Judaism, Islam and Protestantism.
  • Lombardy

    There are 20 regions in Italy and Lombardy is one of the 20 whose capital is Milan. The touristic destinations in Lombardy are the Lakes Garda, Como, Iseo and Maggiore, and the important cities apart from the capital is Mantua and Bergamo.
  • AC Milan

    It is the short form of Associazione Calcio Milan which is an Italian football club in Milan, Lombardy. It was founded in 1899.
  • Milan Zone 2

    More detail about different Milan Zona 5, Zona 6, Zona 7, Zona 8 and Zona 9. The city of Milan divided in to 9 zones which is called Zona.
  • AC Milan History

    It was 1899 when the club was founded in the name of Milan Cricket and Football club. The first official headquarters was the Fiaschetteria Toscana of Via Breschet.
  • AC Milan and Managers

    Managerial history of AC Milan - Find detail information about Associazione Calcio Club and list of Managers of AC Milan.
  • History of the Rossoneri

    The Rossoneri history is full of successful men who made great contributions to its developments such as the first British president Alfred Edwards, president Silvio Berlusconi, the coach Gipo Viani, Nereo Rocco, Nils Liedholm, Arrigo Sacchi, Fabio Capello, Alberto Zaccheroni, Fatih Terim ...
  • Titles and Cups

    The success story of AC Milan. Detail information of Titles and Cups won by Associazione Calcio Football Club.

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