| Cologno Monzese | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Città di Cologno Monzese | |
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Cologno Monzese
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Milan (MI) |
| Frazioni | San Maurizio al Lambro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Soldano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.46 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2009[1]) | |
| • Total | 47.567 |
| • Density | 5.6/km2 (14.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Colognesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 20093 |
| Dialing code | 02 |
| Website | Official website |
Cologno Monzese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 5 km north-east of Milan. Its population is 47567. The population increase took place after the World War II, when lots of immigrants from Southern Italy (especially from Apulia) settled here.
Cologno received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on September 19, 1996. In this town, there are the studios of many Italian networks, like Mediaset, controlled by Berlusconi, the current Prime Minister of Italy.
There are three station of Milan underground: Cologno Nord (North), Cologno Centro (Centre) and Cologno Sud (South). The nearest airport is Linate, in Milan, but Malpensa isn't very far. The town is linked up with Milan by the Tangenziale Est, an orbital motorway that surrounds the capital city of Lombardy.
The most important sights in Cologno are Villa Casati, the seat of the Comune, and San Giuliano, an ancient Romanesque church.