Abbiategrasso

Abbiategrasso
—  Comune  —
Comune di Abbiategrasso
Coat of arms
Abbiategrasso within the Province of Milan
Abbiategrasso Location of Abbiategrasso in Italy
Coordinates: 45°24′N 08°55′E / 45.4°N 8.917°E / 45.4; 8.917Coordinates: 45°24′N 08°55′E / 45.4°N 8.917°E / 45.4; 8.917
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Milan (MI)
Government
• Mayor	Pierluigi Arrara (PD)
Area
• Total	47.05 km2 (18.17 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population (30 April 2009)
• Total	31,271
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demonym	Abbiatensi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	20081
Dialing code	02
Patron saint	Saint Rose of Lima
Saint day	23 August
Website	Official website

Abbiategrasso is a comune and town in the province of Milan, Italian region of Lombardy, situated in the Po valley approximately 22 km from Milan and 38 km from Pavia.

History

The town dates from Roman times. Its name indicates that it was part of a territory known as the fertile valley: a document of 1304 referring to the Habiate qui dicitur Grasso, a title which gradually became transformed into Abbiategrasso.

On 30 April 1524, the famed knight Pierre Terrail was fatally wounded by an arquebus ball in Abbiategrasso whilst defending the retreat of the French army from Italy.

Abbiategrasso received the honorary title of city with a royal decree of 31 March 1932.

Twin towns

Abbiategrasso is twinned with the following towns:

• Ellwangen, Germany
• Langres, France

People born in Abbiategrasso

• Christian Abbiati, footballer
• Franco Moschino, designer
• Giuseppina Tuissi, partisan during World War II
• Marco Villa, road and track cyclist

External links

Media related to Abbiategrasso at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site (Italian)

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