Muggiano (district of Milan)

Muggiano
Quartier of Milan
Interactive map of Muggiano
Country Italy
RegionLombardy
ProvinceMilan
ComuneMilan
Zone7
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Muggiano (Lombard: Muggian [myˈdʒãː]) is a district (quartiere) of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 7 administrative division of the city. It is located in western periphery, bordering on the comunes of Cesano Boscone, Cusago, Settimo Milanese, and Trezzano sul Naviglio. Before being annexed to Baggio (in 1869), which in turn was annexed to Milan, Muggiano used to be an autonomous comune.[1]

The name Muggiano is of Roman origin; the place used to be called Modianus, after the governor of its territory, named Modius.

Until the 1990s, Muggiano was mostly a scarcely populated, rural district, with a landscape dominated by cascine (farmhouses) and cultivated land. After that, a residential area has been created and the population has rapidly grown. It is primarily a working class neighborhood.[2] There is a Catholic parish, Parrocchie di S. Marcellina e Madonna della Fede in the neighborhood, which consists of two church buildings, the older Baroque Chiesa di S. Marcellina and the Modernist Chiesa Di Madonna della Fede.[3]

Muggiano is about 10 km from the centre of Milan. As a consequence, it mostly depends on the nearby urban centres of Cesano Boscone and Baggio.

Landmarks

The main landmarks of Muggiano are two well preserved, medieval cascine (Cascina Guascona and Cascina Guasconcina) and the notable church of Saint Marcellina.

Transportation

Muggiano is connected by bus 63 (approximately 15 minutes ride) to the Bisceglie stop of the Milan Metro.

The Tangenziale ring road has an exit to Muggiano.

References

  1. ↑ Bollettino delle leggi e degli atti del governo della Venezia (in Italian). Andreoli. 1855. p. 139. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Socio-Spatial Dynamics in Mediterranean Europe: Exploring Metropolitan Structural Processes and Short-term Change. Springer. 2024. p. 62. ISBN 9783031554360. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Comunità Pastorale "Discepoli di Emmaus" in Milano: Sito Web della Comunità pastorale composta dalle Parrocchie di S. Marcellina e Madonna della Fede in Milano". Parrocchie di S. Marcellina e Madonna della Fede. Retrieved 23 August 2026.

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