Cuggiono
| Cuggiono | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Cuggiono | |
 | |
  Cuggiono Location of Cuggiono in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′N 08°49′E / 45.500°N 8.817°ECoordinates: 45°30′N 08°49′E / 45.500°N 8.817°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Milan (MI) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Flavio Polloni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 157 m (515 ft) |
| Population (Jan. 2014) | |
| • Total | 8,243 [1] |
| Demonym(s) | Cuggionesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 20012 |
| Dialing code | 02 |
| Patron saint | St. George |
| Website | Official website |
Cuggiono (Cugionn in Milanese) is a small Italian town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan, 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Milan on the Motorway A4 to Turin, gate of Marcallo-Mesero.
The Italian singer and composer Angelo Branduardi was born there.
Cuggiono is the sister city of Herrin, Illinois. Many Italians from Cuggiono, emigrated to Southern Illinois to work in the coal mines with hopes of the American Dream in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They formed neighborhoods in towns throughout Southern Illinois.
Cuggiono borders the following municipalities: Castano Primo, Buscate, Arconate, Robecchetto con Induno, Galliate, Mesero and Bernate Ticino.
References
- ↑ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2014". Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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