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Abbiategrasso. Visconti Castle. / 45.400°N 8.917°E / 45.400; 8.917. Abbiategrasso, formerly written Abbiate Grasso [3] (local Lombard: Biegrass [bjeˈɡras]; Milanese: Biaa [ˈbjaː] ), is a comune and town in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy, situated in the Po valley approximately 22 kilometres (14 miles ...
Abbiategrasso is entirely included in the Lombard Park of the Ticino Valley. It is along the "line of the fountains", which divides the upper Po Valley from the lower Po Valley. The Abbiatense area, like the whole western Po valley, has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. It grew during Roman times; one battle between Hannibal and the Romans ...
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Abbiategrasso is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region of Lombardy This page was last changed on 22 September 2023, at 20:07. ...
L'origine del nome Abbiategrasso ha radici profonde nella lingua celtica e quella latina, che per mezzo di traslitterazioni e crasi portarono al nome odierno. La radice del nome Abbiategrasso potrebbe derivare dal celtico Abia ("acqua") + atis (desinenza toponomastica), per cui la traduzione sarebbe "Luogo d'acqua", nome che avrebbe origine ...
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- Francesco Cesare Nai (centro-destra) dal 26-6-2022
The Visconti Castle of Abbiategrasso is a medieval castle in Abbiategrasso, Lombardy, northern Italy. It was among the first Visconti castles built according to their typical quadrangular layout. In the 14th and 15th centuries, it was one of the preferred residences of the duchesses of Milan of the Visconti and Sforza houses.
- 14th century
- Municipality of Abbiategrasso
- Good (survived portion)
Media in category "Abbiategrasso". The following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total. Map of comune of Abbiategrasso (metropolitan city of Milan, region Lombardy, Italy).svg 4,970 × 4,052; 146 KB. Abbiategrasso - Piazza Cinque Giornate - panoramio.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.9 MB.
The small town of Abbiategrasso remains one of the most distinctive villages around Milan. Its origins date back to the first centuries AD, and its importance has grown over time thanks to its proximity to the Naviglio Grande canal, which flows into the heart of Lombardy’s capital. The main attraction is the 13th-century Visconti Castle ...
