Rho (Lombardy)

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Rho
coat of arms
Rho (Italy)
Rho
Country Italy
region Lombardy
Metropolitan city Milan  (MI)
Local name Rò
Coordinates 45 ° 32 '  N , 9 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 32 '0 "  N , 9 ° 2' 0"  E
height 156  m slm
surface 22 km²
Residents 51,323 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 2,333 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 20017
prefix 02
ISTAT number 015182
Popular name Rhodensi
Patron saint Victor of Milan
Website http://www.comune.rho.mi.it

Rho [rɔ] is a city with 51,323 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Milan , Lombardy region in Italy .

geography

The place is 156 m above sea level on the bank of the Olona River . It extends over an area of ​​22 km² and its population density is 2326 inhabitants / km².

history

Rho Town Hall

The first written mention of the city comes from the year 846, still under the name Vico Raudo . In old documents there are other names such as Rhode , Rodo , Raude , Raudo , Rhaudum , Rò and Rhò .

In 1004 Enrico II set up a court, the town was granted market rights and the first canals were built to irrigate the fields. The city takes an active part in shaping the public life of the State of Milan . In May 1160 the place was destroyed by Barbarossa's troops in an attack on Milan, but rebuilt in a relatively short time.

Around 1300 the first hospital opened by Augustinian monks . Around 1500 an Augustinian monastery was built, which was later destroyed by Napoleon's troops .

Economy and Transport

The city is an important railway junction, where the Milan - Novara and Milan - Varese lines meet . The place is also a center of the chemical and textile industries.

The extensions to the Fieramilano exhibition center in Milan, completed in 2005, are located in the area of ​​Rho and the neighboring municipality of Pero . At the train station Rho Fiera a branch of the ends of the line M1 Milan Metro .

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Rho  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Gabriele da Rho at archive.org/stream (accessed January 3, 2017).