Cernusco sul Naviglio
| Cernusco sul Naviglio | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Città di Cernusco sul Naviglio | ||
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 Cernusco sul Naviglio
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| Coordinates: 45°31′N 9°20′E / 45.517°N 9.333°ECoordinates: 45°31′N 9°20′E / 45.517°N 9.333°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Lombardy | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Milan (MI) | |
| Frazioni | Ronco | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Eugenio Comincini (PD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) | |
| Population (30 November 2015) | ||
| • Total | 33,403 | |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Cernuschesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 20063 | |
| Dialing code | 02 | |
| Patron saint | St. Roch | |
| Website | Official website | |
Cernusco sul Naviglio (Cernusch in Milanese Lombard; Italian pronunciation: [t͡ʃerˈnusko sul naˈviʎʎo]; Lombard pronunciation [t͡ʃerˈnysk]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northwestern Italy. With a population of 33,436 as of 2015 it is the 14th-largest municipality in the metropolitan city.
It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) northeast of Milan along the Naviglio Martesana, which gives the town its name.
The municipality of Cernusco sul Naviglio has a total area of 13.33 km2 (5 square miles) with a median altitude of 133 metres above sea level. The municipality includes the main urban area of Cernusco and the frazione of Ronco at the eastern border of the municipal area, as well as some traditional farmhouses (cassin in Lombard) still not contiguous to other urbanized parts of the municipality.
Cernusco sul Naviglio borders, clockwise from north, the municipalities of Carugate, Bussero, Cassina de’ Pecchi, Vignate, Rodano, Pioltello, Vimodrone, Cologno Monzese (all in the Metropolitan City of Milan), and Brugherio (in the province of Monza and Brianza).
The Naviglio della Martesana, an artificial canal built in the 15th century in order to link the Adda river to the city of Milan, is the only significant waterway in the municipality.
The etymology of the toponym Cernusco (Latin Cixinusculum) is uncertain: an Etruscan origin like for nearby Melzo (Melpum) is sometimes proposed, but the most commonly accepted hypothesis proposes a Roman origin. This latter etymology is supported by archaeological discoveries and by the fact that, until the mid-19th century, the municipality bore the name Cernusco Asinario after Caius Asinius, a Roman functionary who lived in the late 1st Century BC and whose tomb was discovered in 1849 near Cascina Lupa. Today the burial urn of Caius Asinius features in the municipal coat of arms and a street in the central part of the city is named after him.
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