Vimodrone (Lombard: Vimodron [ʋimuˈdrũː]; historically Modrone or Vico Modrone) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Milan.
Vimodrone | |
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| Comune di Vimodrone | |
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Location of Vimodrone  | |
  Vimodrone Location of Vimodrone in Italy  Vimodrone Vimodrone (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′N 9°16′E / 45.500°N 9.267°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Metropolitan city | Milan (MI) |
| Frazioni | Cascina Burrona, Baiacucco, Cascina Crivella, villaggio Nord, Villaggio S. Isidoro |
| Area | |
• Total | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Population (29 February 2016)[2] | |
• Total | 17,072 |
| • Density | 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vimodronesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20055 |
| Dialing code | 02 |
| Website | Official website |
Vimodrone borders the following municipalities: Cologno Monzese, Cernusco sul Naviglio, Milan, Pioltello and Segrate.
The area has historical associations with the Visconti di Modrone family.
Twin towns
editVimodrone is twinned with:
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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