Cassano d'Adda

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Cassano d'Adda
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Cassano d'Adda (Italy)
Cassano d'Adda
Country Italy
region Lombardy
Metropolitan city Milan  (MI)
Coordinates 45 ° 32 ′  N , 9 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  E
height 133  m slm
surface 18 km²
Residents 19,162 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 1,065 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 20062
prefix 0363
ISTAT number 015059
Website Cassano d'Adda
The fort
The Villa Borromeo

Cassano d'Adda is a city in the Italian metropolitan city of Milan with 19,162 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

The city is located about 30 km from Milan and Bergamo on the Adda and was a strategically important point for crossing the river. The districts of Cascate, Cascine San Pietro, Groppello d'Adda and Taranta also belong to the municipality.

The place is known for two battles: the Battle of Cassano on August 16, 1705 between the Austrians under Prince Eugene and the French under Vendôme (the only battle that Prince Eugene did not win), and the Battle of the Adda on August 27th. April 1799 between the Austrians and Russians under Suvorov and the French under Moreau , who then had to vacate Lombardy.

The economy of the place was originally determined by agriculture, since the 19th century the Linificio Canapificio Nazionale , a large spinning mill, was located here.

sons and daughters of the town

traffic

The station Cassano d'Adda is on the Milan-Venice railway .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

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