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Milan

Also Known As Milano
Southern Europe

Milan occupies the center of the Po Basin in northern Italy, on the plain between the Alps and the Apennines where Alpine meltwater rivers cross fertile lowland, a position that made it the natural hub of Lombardy's roads, canals and railways. Italy's second city by population at about one point four million, it anchors one of Europe's densest urban and industrial regions.

Facts
Population
1,362,863 1
2026 figure.
Area (sq km)
181.67 1
Founding Year
600 BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
The infobox carries a running comune population estimate tagged to the current year at the time of any fetch, not a fixed census date; 2026 is what the page showed on this live fetch.
Elevation (m)
120 1
Latitude
45.46694 degrees north 1
Longitude
9.19 degrees east 1
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Italy, Countries

Milan sits in northern Italy, in Lombardy.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Italy, Countries
Source Milan (Wikipedia)
Lombardy, States or Territories

milan is associated with lombardy.

Source Milan (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Lombardy, States or Territories

milan is the capital of lombardy.

Source Milan (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Achille Castiglioni

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Caravaggio

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Fede Galizia

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Futurism

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Giuseppe Castiglione (Jesuit painter)

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Edict of Milan

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Site Of

Lamentation over the Dead Christ (Botticelli, Milan)

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Madama Butterfly

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A2A

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Amplifon

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Source Wikipedia: Amplifontier 2
Azimut Holding

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Source Wikipedia: Azimut Holdingtier 2
Breda

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Campari Group

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Source Wikipedia: Campari Grouptier 2
Ferrovie Nord Milano

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Source Wikidata: Ferrovie Nord Milanotier 2
Ferrovienord

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Source Wikipedia: Ferrovienordtier 2
FinecoBank

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Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane

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Source Wikipedia: Infrastrutture Wireless Italianetier 2
LaPresse

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Mediobanca

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Source Wikipedia: Mediobancatier 2
Moncler S.p.A.

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Nexi

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Source Wikipedia: Nexitier 2
Pirelli

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Prada S.p.A.

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Prysmian Group

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Recordati

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Saipem

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Stradivarius Records

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Telecom Italia S.p.A.

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Source Wikipedia: TIM Grouptier 2
Webuild SpA

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Auxentius of Milan

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AC Milan

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Found There

Tarot of Marseilles

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Source Tarot of Marseilles (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
It was probably created in Milan before spreading to much of France, Switzerland and Northern Italy.
Sources
1. Milan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    It is the second-largest city in Italy after the country's capital, Rome, with a population of 1,362,863 in 2026.
  • Infobox
    Area [Comune]: 181.67 km2 (70.14 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    120 m (390 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    45°28′01″N 09°11′24″E / 45.46694°N 9.19000°E
  • Lead section
    Milan is the capital and largest city of the region of Lombardy, in northern Italy, and the seat of the Metropolitan City of Milan.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia, part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Milan (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
Quote, P571 (inception)
inception -600
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Wikidata: Milan
Wikidata Q490, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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