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'''Milan''' (in Italian ''Milano'') is a large industrial and commercial city in northern [[Italy]]. It is also the center of the Italian fashion industry.
'''Milan''' (in Italian ''Milano'') is a large industrial and commercial city in northern [[Italy]]. It is also the center of the Italian fashion industry. The population of the city is 1,349,426 inhabitants. The mayor is [[Giuseppe Sala]], since 21 June 2016.
It is the capital of the Italian province of [[Lombardy]].
==History==
At 400 BC the [[Insubres]] founded multiple settlements around the region which were occupied by the [[Roman Empire]] at 222 BC.
Then, the city was renamed to '''Mediolanum''' by the emporor [[Diocletian]], at 286 BC, which has declared Milan as the main capital of the [[Western Roman Empire]]. The Edict of Milan (Latin:''Edictum Mediolanense'') in 313 BC, the new emperor [[Constantine the Great]] guaranteed freedom of religion for [[Christians]].
Later, at the [[Middle Ages]], after it was part of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], Milan prospered as a centre of trade due to its position and wars were fought between multiple communities which ends with the victory over the [[Battle of Legnano]], Milan had a key role in the formation of the independent [[Lombard League]] in 1167 (which was supported by the Pope). Milan becames part of the [[Kingdom of Italy]] in 1861. In 1919 the city became under a dictorship of fascist [[Benito Mussolini]].
==Geography==
Milan is located in Northern Italy and is part of the [[Po Valley]] near the Alps, it lies 400.26 ft above the sea level.
==Sources==
* [http://www.aboutmilan.com/history-of-milan.html History of Milan]]
[[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Italian Cities and Towns]]
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[[Category:Urban History]]
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