Baranzate
Encyclopedia
Baranzate, formerly a frazione
of the commune
of Bollate
, is a commune (i.e. a municipality or comune) in the Province of Milan
in the Italian
region Lombardy
. It was created in 2004 after its previous establishment, in 2001, had been declared unconstitutional. It is located about 8 km northwest of Milan
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 11,227 and an area of 2.8 km².
Baranzate borders the following municipalities: Bollate
, Milan
, Novate Milanese
.
of the commune of Bollate
. It was established as a commune in its own right in November of that year by the promulgation of a regional law. In 2003 this law was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of Italy
, the establishment of the new commune was annulled and Barazate became once more a frazione of Bollate. In May 2004 a new regional law re-established the Commune of Baranzate.
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of the commune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
of Bollate
Bollate
Bollate is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 10 km northwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 37,556 and an area of 15.9 km²....
, is a commune (i.e. a municipality or comune) in the Province of Milan
Province of Milan
The Province of Milan : /) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan. The provincial territory is highly urbanized, resulting in the third highest population density among the Italian provinces with more than 2,000 inhabitants/km2, just behind the provinces of...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
. It was created in 2004 after its previous establishment, in 2001, had been declared unconstitutional. It is located about 8 km northwest of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 11,227 and an area of 2.8 km².
Baranzate borders the following municipalities: Bollate
Bollate
Bollate is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 10 km northwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 37,556 and an area of 15.9 km²....
, Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Novate Milanese
Novate Milanese
Novate Milanese is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 8 km northwest of Milan...
.
History
Prior to 2001 Baranzate was a frazioneFrazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of the commune of Bollate
Bollate
Bollate is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 10 km northwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 37,556 and an area of 15.9 km²....
. It was established as a commune in its own right in November of that year by the promulgation of a regional law. In 2003 this law was declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of Italy
Constitutional Court of Italy
The Constitutional Court of Italy is a supreme court of Italy, the other being the Court of Cassation. Sometimes the name Consulta is used as a metonym for it, because its sessions are held in Palazzo della Consulta in Rome....
, the establishment of the new commune was annulled and Barazate became once more a frazione of Bollate. In May 2004 a new regional law re-established the Commune of Baranzate.