Rogoredo

Rogoredo
Quartiere of Milan
Milano Rogoredo railway station
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Milan
Comune	Milan
Zone	4
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Rogoredo (Rogored in Lombard) is a former municipality, currently border district ("quartiere") of the city of Milan, Italy. It is part of the Zone 4 administrative division, and it is located 6–7 km south-east of the city centre. It borders on the Nosedo district to the east, on the Morsenchio district to the north, on the piazzale Corvetto neighbourhood to the north-west, and on the San Donato Milanese comune to the south-east. The name derives from the medieval Latin word robur, meaning "sessile oak, and stands for "oak wood".

References to Rogoredo as a distinct settlement, traversed by the Via Aemilia Roman road, date back at least to 880. Once part of the parish of Nosedo, in 1867 it became part of the Chiaravalle Milanese comune. It became part of Milan in 1923, along with 20 other Milanese comunes.

At the end of the 19th century the development Rogoredo benefited from its connections to Milan, through the Porta Romana city gate and by the Milano-Lodi tramway. At the time, the settlement went through a fast industrialization process, most notably with the establishment of the Acciaierie Redaelli steel mill and the explosive material factory Società Italiana Prodotti Esplosivi, later absorbed by Montedison. With the establishment of these facilities, the population grew quickly. In the 20th century, industrial activities in the area were further boosted by the realization of the Rogoredo railway station, located on the railway connecting Milan to Pavia and Piacenza, as well as the largest freight yard of the Milanese area. Public transports to Rogoredo were likewise enhanced through the century, with the old tramway being gradually replaced by trolleybuses and then buses, and lastly complemented by the Milan Metro subway (Line 3). The subway station serving the district is "San Donato", which, despite its name, is within the boundaries of Rogoredo rather than those of the nearby San Donato Milanese.