Legnano (Italian pronunciation:[leɲˈɲaːno];[3] Lombard: Legnàn or Lignàn)[a] is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Milan, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from central Milan.[5] With 60,259, it is the thirteenth-most populous township in Lombardy. Legnano is located in the Alto Milanese and is crossed by the Olona River.[6]
The history of Legnano and its municipal area has been traced back to the 1st millennium BC via archaeological evidence.[7] Already in remote times, in fact, the hills that line the Olona had proved to be habitable places.[8] The town was established in 1261.[9]
Because of the historic victory of the Lombard League over Frederick Barbarossa at Legnano, it is the only town other than Rome named in the Italian national anthem ("[...] Dall'Alpi a Sicilia dovunque è Legnano [...]", en. "From the Alps to Sicily, Legnano is everywhere").[10] Every year the people of Legnano commemorate the battle with Palio di Legnano. In the institutional sphere, on 29 May, the date of the battle of Legnano, it was chosen as the regional holiday of Lombardy.[11]
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