Abbiategrasso

Abbiategrasso, formerly written Abbiate Grasso^[3] (local Lombard: Biegrass [bjeˈɡras]; Milanese: Biaa [ˈbjaː]), is a comune and town in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy, situated in the Po valley approximately 22 kilometres (14 miles) from Milan and 38 kilometres (24 miles) from Pavia.

Abbiategrasso Biegrass (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Abbiategrasso
Visconti Castle.
Coat of arms
Abbiategrasso within the Province of Milan
Location of Abbiategrasso
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Coordinates: 45°24′N 08°55′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Metropolitan city	Milan (MI)
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Cesare Nai
Area [1]
• Total	47.78 km2 (18.45 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	32,784
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym	Abbiatensi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	20081
Dialing code	02
Patron saint	Saint Rose of Lima
Saint day	23 August
Website	Official website

Twin towns

Abbiategrasso is twinned with the following towns:

• Ellwangen, Germany
• Langres, France

People

• Christian Abbiati, footballer
• Gianni Giudici, racing driver
• Franco Moschino, fashion designer
• Giuseppina Tuissi, partisan during World War II
• Marco Villa, road and track cyclist

See also

• Visconti Castle (Abbiategrasso)
• Mivar