Zone 4 of Milan

The Zone 4 of Milan, since 2016 officially Municipality 4 of Milan, (in Italian: Zona 4 di Milano, Municipio 4 di Milano) is one of the 9 administrative divisions of Milan, Italy.^[1]

It was officially created as an administrative subdivision during the 1980s. On 14 April 2016, in order to promote a reform on the municipal administrative decentralization, the City Council of Milan established the new Municipality 4, a new administrative body responsible for running most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection, roads, parks, libraries and local commerce.^[2]

The zone includes the following districts:

• Acquabella;
• Calvairate, already existing in 16th century and part of the comune of Corpi Santi, annexed to Milan in 1873. It changed from a rural to an urban district in the 1910s, when the first apartment blocks were built in the area. Nowadays, the district is mostly residential, albeit large green areas have been preserved;
• Castagnedo;
• Cavriano;
• Forlanini, a residential district, with 1960s apartment blocks being the most common type of buildings;
• Gamboloita;
• La Trecca;
• Monluè, a small residential district that originated as a rural settlement. As a consequence of its isolation from the city proper, it has maintained wide green areas (the most notable of which is Monluè Park) and the general appearance of a small country town. The prominent landmark of the district is the eponymous Cascina Monluè, an ancient abbey built by the Humiliati religious order, that has been later adapted as a cascina (farmhouse) and is now used as the venue for a number of concerts and cultural events;
• Morsenchio;
• Nosedo, autonomous comune until 1870. The district homes many cascine and has partially kept its rural character;
• Omero;
• Ponte Lambro, the outermost part of the zone, it is home to the oldest restaurant in Italy and the second in Europe, the Antica trattoria Bagutto, which has existed since at least 1284;^[3]
• Porta Vittoria;
• Porta Romana;
• Rogoredo, once part of the parish of Nosedo, in 1867 it became part of the Chiaravalle Milanese comune. It became part of Milan in 1923;
• San Luigi;
• Santa Giulia, a huge former industrial area it's now a luxury residential one, with a prestigious shopping mall (nicknamed "Montecity Avenue"), congress facilities and office buildings;
• Taliedo;
• Triulzo Superiore.

The area has its own local authority called Consiglio di Municipio (Municipal Council), composed by the President and 30 members directly elected by citizens every five years. The Council is responsible for most local services, such as schools, social services, waste collection, roads, parks, libraries and local commerce in the area,^[2] and manages funds (if any) provided by the city government for specific purposes, such as those intended to guarantee the right to education for poorer families.

The President is Stefano Bianco (PD), elected on 3-4 October 2021.

Here is the current composition of the Municipal Council after 2021 municipal election:

Here is a full lists of the directly-elected Presidents of Municipio since 2011:

In this borough there are many public parks and gardens. The most significant are Forlanini Park, Monluè Park, Cassinis and Alessandrini Parks.

Stations of Milan Metro in the Zone 4:

• Brenta, Corvetto, Lodi T.I.B.B., Porta Romana, Porto di Mare, Rogoredo FS, San Donato;
• Stazione Forlanini, Repetti, Argonne, Susa, Dateo, Tricolore.

Suburban railway stations in the Zone 4:

• Milano Rogoredo
• Milano Porta Vittoria
• Milano Dateo
• Milano Forlanini
• Milano Porta Romana

• Milano Rogoredo railway station
• Alessandrini Park
• Forlanini Park

• Middle School in Santa Giulia
• Sky Italia headquarter
• Via Cassinari pedestrian zone
• San Lorenzo in Monluè
• Palazzina Liberty in Formentano Park
• Via Lincoln, also known as The Rainbow Borough for its colourful houses
• Via Lincoln
• Viale Mugello

• Map of Milan Zone 4

Media related to Municipio 4 (Milan) at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Italian) Zone 4 of Milan (municipal website) Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine

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