44 Facts About Milan Italy

Milan Italy is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research and tourism.

In terms of GDP, Milan is the wealthiest city in Italy, has the third-largest economy among EU cities after Paris and Madrid, and is the wealthiest among EU non-capital cities.

Milan Italy is viewed along with Turin as the southernmost part of the Blue Banana urban development corridor, and one of the Four Motors for Europe.

City's role as a major political centre dates back to the late antiquity, when it served as the capital of the Western Roman Empire, while from the 12th century until the 16th century, Milan Italy was one of the largest European cities, and a major trade and commercial centre, consequently becoming the capital of the Duchy of Milan Italy, which was one of the greatest political, artistic and fashion forces in the Renaissance.

Milan Italy received 10 million visitors in 2018, with the largest numbers of foreign visitors coming from China, United States, France and Germany.

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Celtic Insubres, the inhabitants of the region of northern Milan Italy called Insubria, appear to have founded a settlement around 600 BC.

Period of peace followed and Milan Italy prospered as a centre of trade due to its geographical position.

In 1395, Gian Galeazzo Visconti became the first Duke of Milan Italy after receiving the title from Wenceslaus, King of the Romans.

In 1447 Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan Italy, died without a male heir; following the end of the Visconti line, the Ambrosian Republic was established; it took its name from St Ambrose, the popular patron saint of the city.

Nonetheless, the Republic collapsed when, in 1450, Milan Italy was conquered by Francesco I of the House of Sforza, which made Milan Italy one of the leading cities of the Italian Renaissance.

Political unification of Italy enhanced Milan's economic dominance over northern Italy.

In May 1898 Milan Italy was shaken by the Bava Beccaris massacre, a riot related to soaring cost of living.

When Milan Italy surrendered in 1943, German forces occupied and plundered most of northern Milan Italy, fueling the birth of a massive resistance guerrilla movement.

The economic prosperity was overshadowed in the late 1960s and early 1970s during the so-called Years of Lead, when Milan Italy witnessed an unprecedented wave of street violence, labour strikes and political terrorism.

However, in the 1990s, Milan Italy was badly affected by Tangentopoli, a political scandal in which many politicians and businessmen were tried for corruption.

Milan Italy is located in the north-western section of the Po Valley, approximately halfway between the river Po to the south and the foothills of the Alps with the great lakes to the north, the Ticino river to the west and the Adda to the east.

Municipality of Milan Italy is subdivided into nine administrative Borough Councils, down from the former twenty districts before the 1999 administrative reform.

Art Nouveau, known as Liberty in Milan Italy, is recognisable in Palazzo Castiglioni, built by architect Giuseppe Sommaruga between 1901 and 1903.

Largest parks in the central area of Milan Italy are Sempione Park, at the north-western edge, and Montanelli Gardens, situated northeast of the city.

In recent years Milan Italy's authorities pledged to develop its green areas: they planned to create twenty new urban parks and extend the already existing ones, and announced plans to plant three million trees by 2030.

Greater Milan Italy is home to Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist communities.

Milan Italy has been a Christian-majority city since the late Roman Empire.

The main Romanian Orthodox church in Milan Italy is the Catholic church of Our Lady of Victory, currently granted for use to the local Romanian community.

Since the late 1800s, the area of Milan Italy has been a major industrial and manufacturing centre.

Milan Italy is home to many cultural institutions, museums and art galleries, that account for about a tenth of the national total of visitors and receipts.

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Milan Italy was commissioned to paint the Virgin of the Rocks for the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception and The Last Supper for the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie.

Today, Milan Italy remains a major international hub of modern and contemporary art, with numerous modern art galleries.

Milan Italy is a major national and international centre of the performing arts, most notably opera.

Milan Italy is widely regarded as a global capital in industrial design, fashion and architecture.

Today, Milan Italy is still particularly well known for its high-quality furniture and interior design industry.

Milan Italy is regarded as one of the fashion capitals of the world, along with New York City, Paris, and London.

Milan Italy is home to many architecture, art, and fashion periodicals, including Abitare, Casabella, Domus, Flash Art, Gioia, Grazia, and Vogue Italia.

Several commercial broadcast television networks have their national headquarters in the Milan conurbation, including Mediaset Group, Telelombardia and MTV Italy.

Milan Italy is well known for its world-class restaurants and cafes, characterised by innovative cuisine and design.

In total, Milan has 15 cafes, bars and restaurants registered among the Historical Places of Italy, continuously operating for at least 70 years.

Milan Italy hosted matches at the FIFA World Cup in 1934 and 1990 and the UEFA European Championship in 1980, and more recently held the 2003 World Rowing Championships, the 2009 World Boxing Championships, and some games of the Men's Volleyball World Championship in 2010 and the final games of the Women's Volleyball World Championship in 2014.

Olimpia is the most decorated basketball club in Milan Italy, having won 27 Italian League championships, six Italian National Cups, one Italian Super Cup, three European Champions Cups, one FIBA Intercontinental Cup, three FIBA Saporta Cups, two FIBA Korac Cups and many junior titles.

Milan Italy is the traditional finish for the final stage of the Giro d'Italia, which, along with the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana, is one of cycling's three Grand Tours.

University of Milan Italy founded in 1923, is the largest public teaching and research university in the city.

University Institute of Languages and Communication is a private teaching university established in 1968, later renamed from its original name "University Institute of Languages of Milan Italy", becoming first Italian university offering courses on public relations; later it became a point of reference for business communication; media and advertising; translation and interpreting; communication in culture and arts markets, tourism and fashion.

Milan Italy Metro is the rapid transit system serving the city and surrounding municipalities.

Milan Italy is served by direct international trains to Nice, Marseille, Lyon, Paris, Lugano, Geneva, Bern, Basel, Zurich and Frankfurt, and by overnight sleeper services to Paris and Dijon, Munich and Vienna .

Milan Italy has taxi services operated by private companies and licensed by the City council of Milan Italy.

Milan Italy has fifteen official sister cities as reported on the city's website.