Figino (district of Milan)

Quartiere of Milan in Lombardy, Italy

Figino

Quartiere of Milan

Country|  Italy
Region| Lombardy
Province| Milan
Comune| Milan
Zone| 7
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)

Figino is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 7 administrative division. It is located north-west of the centre, within the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano nature reserve. Before being annexed to Milan, in 1869, it was an autonomous comune, named Figino di Milano.

## Overview

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The name "Figino" is usually supposed to come from the Latin word figulinum, meaning "potter".[1] Some sources report etylomogies, i.e., from ficus or ficulinus (fig tree) or fageus (beech).[2]

Figino is a peripheral district and has preserved its rural character despite being annexed to Milan. The westernmost part of the district, which borders on Rho, is part of the Parco dei Fontanili, a nature reserve characterized by several water springs ("fontanili").

## History

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The rural settlement of Figino is reported at least since the Middle Ages; it is reported as a comune in a 1257 document.[3] When the Milanese territory was partitioned in pieves, it was included in the pieve of Trenno, where it remained until well into the 18th century.[3][4]

Under Napoleonic rule, it was annexed to Settimo Milanese, but regained its autonomy with the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[5] At the unification of Italy (1859), the population of Figino was 589; in 1861, at the first census, it was 607. In 1862 it was formally named "Figino di Milano".[5][6]

In 1869 Figino ceased to be an autonomous comune, becoming a frazione of Trenno, which in turn was annexed to Milan in 1923.

## Footnotes

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1. ^ See O. Lurati, Toponymie et géologie, "Quaderni di semantica", XXIX (2), December 2008, p. 441.
2. ^ G. Moreno Vazzoler, Figino, una comunità, un territorio e la sua chiesa, 1999, pp. 18-19.
3. ^ a b Comune di Figino, sec. XIII - 1757 (in Italian)
4. ^ Comune di Figino, 1757-1797 (in Italian)
5. ^ a b Comune di Figino, 1798-1811 (in Italian)
6. ^ Comune di Figino, 1816-1859 (in Italian)

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Zones and quarters of Milan

Zone 1|

* Brera
* Centro Storico
* Conca del Naviglio
* Guastalla
* Porta Sempione
* Porta Tenaglia

Zone 2|

* Adriano
* Crescenzago
* Gorla
* Greco
* Loreto
* Maggiolina
* Mandello
* Mirabello
* Ponte Seveso
* Porta Nuova
* Precotto
* Stazione Centrale
* Turro
* Villaggio dei Giornalisti

Zone 3|

* Casoretto
* Cimiano
* Città Studi
* Dosso
* Lambrate
* Ortica
* Porta Monforte
* Porta Venezia
* Quartiere Feltre
* Rottole

Zone 4|

* Acquabella
* Calvairate
* Castagnedo
* Cavriano
* Forlanini
* Gamboloita
* La Trecca
* Monluè
* Morsenchio
* Nosedo
* Omero
* Ponte Lambro
* Porta Vittoria
* Porta Romana
* Rogoredo
* San Luigi
* Santa Giulia
* Taliedo
* Triulzo Superiore

Zone 5|

* Basmetto
* Cantalupa
* Case Nuove
* Chiaravalle
* Chiesa Rossa
* Conca Fallata
* Fatima
* Gratosoglio
* Le Terrazze
* Macconago
* Missaglia
* Morivione
* Porta Lodovica
* Porta Vigentina
* Quintosole
* Ronchetto delle Rane
* San Gottardo
* Selvanesco
* Stadera
* Torretta
* Vaiano Valle
* Vigentino

Zone 6|

* Arzaga
* Barona
* Boffalora
* Cascina Bianca
* Conchetta
* Creta
* Foppette
* Giambellino-Lorenteggio
* Lodovico il Moro
* Moncucco
* Porta Genova
* Porta Ticinese
* Ronchetto sul Naviglio
* San Cristoforo
* Sant'Ambrogio
* Teramo
* Villa Magentino
* Villaggio dei Fiori

Zone 7|

* Assiano
* Baggio
* Figino
* Fopponino
* Forze Armate
* Harar
* La Maddalena
* Muggiano
* Porta Magenta
* Quartiere degli Olmi
* Quarto Cagnino
* Quinto Romano
* San Siro
* Valsesia
* Vercellese

Zone 8|

* Boldinasco
* Bullona
* Cagnola
* Campo dei Fiori
* Cascina Triulza
* Comina
* Fiera
* Gallaratese
* Garegnano
* Ghisolfa
* Lampugnano
* Musocco
* Porta Volta
* Portello
* Quarto Oggiaro
* QT8
* Roserio
* San Leonardo
* Trenno
* Varesina
* Vialba
* Villapizzone

Zone 9|

* Affori
* Bicocca
* Bovisa
* Bovisasca
* Bruzzano
* Ca' Granda
* Centro Direzionale
* Comasina
* Dergano
* Fulvio Testi
* Isola
* La Fontana
* Montalbino
* Niguarda
* Porta Garibaldi
* Porta Nuova
* Prato Centenaro
* Segnano

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