Figino (district of Milan)
Figino | |
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Quartiere of Milan | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Milan |
| Comune | Milan |
| Zone | 7 |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
Figino is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 7 administrative division. It is located north-west of the centre, within the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano nature reserve. Before being annexed to Milan, in 1869, it was an autonomous comune, named Figino di Milano.
Overview
[edit]The name "Figino" is usually supposed to come from the Latin word figulinum, meaning "potter".[1] Some sources report etylomogies, i.e., from ficus or ficulinus (fig tree) or fageus (beech).[2]
Figino is a peripheral district and has preserved its rural character despite being annexed to Milan. The westernmost part of the district, which borders on Rho, is part of the Parco dei Fontanili, a nature reserve characterized by several water springs ("fontanili").
History
[edit]The rural settlement of Figino is reported at least since the Middle Ages; it is reported as a comune in a 1257 document.[3] When the Milanese territory was partitioned in pieves, it was included in the pieve of Trenno, where it remained until well into the 18th century.[3][4]
Under Napoleonic rule, it was annexed to Settimo Milanese, but regained its autonomy with the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[5] At the unification of Italy (1859), the population of Figino was 589; in 1861, at the first census, it was 607. In 1862 it was formally named "Figino di Milano".[5][6]
In 1869 Figino ceased to be an autonomous comune, becoming a frazione of Trenno, which in turn was annexed to Milan in 1923.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ See O. Lurati, Toponymie et géologie, "Quaderni di semantica", XXIX (2), December 2008, p. 441.
- ^ G. Moreno Vazzoler, Figino, una comunità, un territorio e la sua chiesa, 1999, pp. 18-19.
- ^ a b Comune di Figino, sec. XIII - 1757 (in Italian)
- ^ Comune di Figino, 1757-1797 (in Italian)
- ^ a b Comune di Figino, 1798-1811 (in Italian)
- ^ Comune di Figino, 1816-1859 (in Italian)
