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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Milan: . Milan – capital of Lombardy and the second most populous city in Italy after Rome.Milan is considered a leading Alpha Global City, [1] with strengths in the arts, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, services, research, and tourism.
The Milan metropolitan area as seen from the International Space Station (North roughly on the top side) The Milan metropolitan area, also known as Grande Milano ("Greater Milan"), is the largest metropolitan area in Italy and the 54th largest in the world. It is the largest transnational metropolitan area [clarification needed] in the EU. [2]
20th century map, with rivers in red. The ancient Celtic settlement that gave rise to Milan was later replaced by a Roman one; the latter, which was called by the ancient Romans "Mediolanum", was then in turn replaced by a medieval settlement. But the urban center of Milan has steadily grown, until modern times, around the first Celtic nucleus.
Bus lines cover over 1,070 km (665 mi). Milan has also taxi services operated by private companies and licensed by the City council of Milan. The city is also a key node for the national road network, being served by all the major highways of Northern Italy. [citation needed] The Milan metropolitan area is served by three international airports.
Milan is the capital of the Lombardy region in northern Italy and is the wealthiest city in Italy. [191] Milan and Lombardy had a GDP of €400 billion ($493 billion) and €650 billion ($801 billion), respectively, in 2017. [192] It is a member of the Blue Banana corridor and of the Four Motors for Europe among Europe's economic leaders.
4.1 Location map templates. 4.2 Creating new map definitions. Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/Italy Milan. 7 languages.
The Zone 9 of Milan, since 2016 officially Municipality 9 of Milan, (in Italian: Zona 9 di Milano, Municipio 9 di Milano) is one of the 9 administrative divisions of Milan, Italy. [ 1 ] It was officially created as an administrative subdivision during the 1980s.