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Legnano (Italian pronunciation: [leɲˈɲaːno]; Lombard: Legnàn or Lignàn) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Milan, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from central Milan. With 60,259, it is the thirteenth-most populous township in Lombardy. Legnano is located in the Alto Milanese and is crossed by the Olona River.
Legnano (IPA: /leɲˈɲaːno/, Legnàn o Lignàn in dialetto legnanese) è un comune italiano di 60 303 abitanti della città metropolitana di Milano in Lombardia, situato nell'Alto Milanese e attraversato dal fiume Olona.
Legnano, city, Lombardia (Lombardy) regione, northern Italy, on the Olona River. An unimportant Roman settlement called Leunianum, it became the site of a fortified castle of the bishops of Milan in the 11th century and in 1176 was the scene of a decisive defeat of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Legnano, an Italian municipality of the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Alto Milanese, has a recorded history from the first mention of the Legnarello district [ it] to the present day. Coat of arms of Legnano. During the Middle Ages, Legnano was the site of an important battle wherein the Lombard League defeated Frederick Barbarossa.
Legnano is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Milan, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from central Milan. With 60,259, it is the thirteenth-most populous township in Lombardy. Legnano is located in the Alto Milanese and is crossed by the Olona River.
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