Ghisolfa
Ghisolfa is a district of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 8 administrative division of the city, located north-west of the city centre. It is named after the "Ghisolfa Bridge" overpass, part of the external Circonvallazione ring road enclosing the centre of Milan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Villa Simonetta and Santo Spirito alla Ghisolfa Church.
Villa Simonetta
Historic building
Photo: Carlodell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Simonetta is a villa Renaissance located in Milan at Via Stilicone 36, built at the end of the 15th century and then enlarged and renovated several times. Today, the villa is municipal property and is home to the Civica Scuola di Musica «Claudio Abbado».
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bullona and Quartiere Campo dei Fiori.
Quartiere Campo dei Fiori
Neighborhood
Photo: Maurovez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quartiere Campo dei Fiori is a small district in Milan, Italy. The district measures 400 by 300 meters. It is located in the north-western outskirts of the city, and is a part of Zone 8.
Bovisa
Suburb
Photo: Goldmund100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bovisa is a district of Milan, Italy, located north of the city center, in the Zone 9. The name is supposedly derived from the Italian word bove, meaning ox, as the area developed from an ancient rural settlement.
Ghisolfa
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Categories: quarter of Milan and locality
- Location: Zone 8 of Milan, Milan, Province of Milan, Grande Milano, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.49248° or 45° 29′ 33″ northLongitude
9.16336° or 9° 9′ 48″ eastElevation
132 metres (433 feet)Open location code
8FQFF5R7+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2845994163OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Ghisolfa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ghisolfa”
- French: “Ghisolfa”
- Italian: “Ghisolfa”
- Latin: “Ghisulfa”
- Turkish: “Ghisolfa”
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