Crocetta (Cinisello Balsamo)
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Crocetta is a district in the southern part of the Comune
of Cinisello Balsamo
, Province of Milan
, Lombardy
, Italy
. The district is bounded by a triangle of roads: the A4 Milan-Venice motorway, the Viale Fulvio Testi (SS36
) and the Via Stalingrad. They separate it physically from the rest of Cinisello Balsamo.
The district is occupied by large apartment complexes, built between the 1960s and 1970s, and has an area of 157,890 square meters. Of the 5,000 residents of Crocetta 2,000 are immigrants. The population density
of 31,700 inhabitants/sq km
is six times the Cinisello Balsamo average. The immigrant population makes up 40% of Corocetta's residents.
Dwellings are almost exclusively privately owned. Tenancies have a high rate of turnover due to a steady growth of the immigrant population that has replaced much of the historical inhabitant cohort. The present buildings were designed to accommodate middle class professionals who commuted to Milan
for work; there still remains a strong sense of belonging and a desire to improve their environment by families that have decided to stay in the Crocetta district.
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 Cinisello Balsamo
Cinisello Balsamo
Cinisello Balsamo is a comune of c. 74,000 inhtabitans in the Province of Milan in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 10 km northeast of Milan downtown....
, Province of Milan
Province of Milan
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, 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...
, Italy
Italy
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. The district is bounded by a triangle of roads: the A4 Milan-Venice motorway, the Viale Fulvio Testi (SS36
SS36
The Italian highway 36, Lake Como and Spluga is a major road in Lombardia. Constitutes the main access route to the Valtellina and the Swiss canton of Grisons from Milan and other cities in southern Lombardia.-The Path:...
) and the Via Stalingrad. They separate it physically from the rest of Cinisello Balsamo.
The district is occupied by large apartment complexes, built between the 1960s and 1970s, and has an area of 157,890 square meters. Of the 5,000 residents of Crocetta 2,000 are immigrants. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 31,700 inhabitants/sq km
Square kilometre
Square kilometer, symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units.1 km2 is equal to:* 1,000,000 m2* 100 ha * 0.386302 square miles* 247.105381 acresConversely:...
is six times the Cinisello Balsamo average. The immigrant population makes up 40% of Corocetta's residents.
Dwellings are almost exclusively privately owned. Tenancies have a high rate of turnover due to a steady growth of the immigrant population that has replaced much of the historical inhabitant cohort. The present buildings were designed to accommodate middle class professionals who commuted to 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 ,...
for work; there still remains a strong sense of belonging and a desire to improve their environment by families that have decided to stay in the Crocetta district.