Gorla (Milan Metro)

Gorla (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡɔrla]; Lombard: Gòrla, same pronunciation) is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy. It is part of the Zone 2 administrative division, located north-east of the city centre. Before 1923, Gorla was an independent comune. The name "Gorla" is probably derived from the latin word gulula, meaning "little cleft".The district is traversed by Viale Monza, a major thoroughfare connecting Milan and Monza, as well as the Naviglio Martesana canal. The most prominent architectural feature of Gorla consists in a number of 19th Century villas that were built along the Naviglio Martesana and served as country residences for rich Milanese families.

The Monument to the Piccoli Martiri di Gorla (Monument to the Little Martyrs of Gorla) is a monument and ossuary tomb located in piazza Piccoli Martiri, at the corner of Via Ponte Vecchio and Via Fratelli Pozzi, in the Gorla neighborhood of Zone 2 of Milan, Italy. Commissioned by a citizen subscription, designed by Remo Brioschi, it commemorates and houses the remains of the 184 children and 20 teachers and school staff who died at this site, while attending the elementary school Francesco Crispi due to an aerial bombardment of Gorla on 20 October, 1944.

Guerciotti are an Italian company that produce cyclocross, road, time trial, track and mountain bikes. Their top racing bikes "exemplify the Italian racing bicycle paradigm".

Precotto is a station on Line 1 of the Milan Metro in Milan, Italy. It was opened on 1 November 1964 as part of the inaugural section of the Metro, between Sesto Marelli and Lotto.The station is located on Viale Monza, which is in the municipality of Milan. It serves the ward of Precotto. This is an underground station with two tracks in a single tunnel. A bus to the University of Milano Bicocca serves this station.

Turro is a station on Line 1 of the Milan Metro. It was opened on 1 November 1964 as part of the inaugural section of the Metro, between Sesto Marelli and Lotto.The station is located on Viale Monza, which is in the municipality of Milan. It serves the ward of Turro. This is an underground station with two tracks in a single tunnel.

Precotto is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy. It is part of the Zone 2 administrative division, located north-east of the city centre. Until 1920, Precotto was an autonomous comune; then, it merged with the adjacent comune of Gorla into "Gorlaprecotto". In 1923, Gorlaprecotto was annexed to Milan. The origin of name "Precotto" is disputed; while some scholars suggest that it might be from pree and cott in Lombard language, meaning "burnt grassland", others have it derive from Praecautum, supposedly the name of an old inn located on the road from Milan to Monza.

FrancoAngeli is one of the largest Italian publishing houses specialized in books and journals for university and post-university studies, as well as for professionals. Based in Milan and founded in 1955, it has one of the largest Italian catalogues, with more than 17,000 titles and more than 30,000 authors. Each year it publishes more than 1,000 new books and more than 80 journals. The main fields of its publishing activity are: management, psychology, sociology, education, vocational training, economics, business administration, social services, medicine and health, architecture, design, environment, politics, and law.The founder, Franco Angeli, died November 3, 2007, at the age of 77 years. On November 2, 2008, his name was entered in the "Famedio" (Pantheon) of Milan.

Turro is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 2 administrative division, located north-east of the city centre. Before being annexed to Milan in 1918, it was an autonomous comune. The name derives from tur, the Lombard word for "tower". The Milan Metro subway (Line 1) has a stop at Turro.

Milano Greco Pirelli railway station (Italian: Stazione di Milano Greco Pirelli) is one of the main stations serving the comune of Milan. Opened in 1914, it is in the north of the city, in the quartiere of Greco. It is on the Milan–Monza railway. The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). Train services are operated by Trenitalia. Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS), Italy's state-owned rail company. The station is located on Via Roberto Cozzi, in the southeastern part of Greco.

Rovereto is a station on Line 1 of the Milan Metro. It was opened on 1 November 1964 as part of the inaugural section of the Metro, between Sesto Marelli and Lotto.The station is located on Viale Monza, near the junction with Via Rovereto, which is in the municipality of Milan. This is an underground station with two tracks in a single tunnel.

Villa San Giovanni is a station on Line 1 of the Milan Metro. It was opened on 1 November 1964 as part of the inaugural section of the Metro, between Sesto Marelli and Lotto.The station is located at the intersection of Viale Monza and Via Vipacco, which is in the municipality of Milan. This is an underground station with two tracks in a single tunnel.

The Teatro degli Industri is a theatre and opera house in Grosseto, Italy. It is the historic theatre of the city and one of the two municipal theatres together with the Teatro Moderno.