| Comune di Sesto San Giovanni | |
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Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country | |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Milan (Mi) |
| Mayor | Giorgio Oldrini (since May 28, 2002) |
| Elevation | 140 m (459 ft) |
| Area | 11 km² (4 sq mi) |
| Population (as of [[2005[1]]]) | |
| - Total | 83,415 |
| - Density | 7,583/km² (19,640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Sestesi |
| Dialing code | 02 |
| Postal code | 20099 |
| Frazioni | Rondò-Torretta, Rondinella-Baraggia-Restellone, Isola del Bosco-delle Corti, Pelucca-villaggio Falck, Dei Parchi-Cascina de' Gatti-Parpagliona |
| Patron | St. John the Baptist |
| - Day | June 24 |
| Website: www.sestosg.net | |
Sesto San Giovanni is a city in the Milan metropolitan area, located in the province of Milan, Italy. The Milan metropolitan area, sometimes referred to as "Greater Milan" (Grande Milano is the Urban agglomeration centred around the city of Milan, The Province of Milan (Provincia di Milano Western Lombard (non-official lmo ''Provincia de Milan''/lmo ''Pruìncia de Milàn'' is a province in the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It is home to the northernmost stop of the Milan metro M1 line. The Milan transportation system (Italian Rete metropolitana di Milano) is the transport network of Milan, Italy. The city is informally referred to as "Sesto".
An unrelevant agglomerate of building until the 1800s, Sesto San Giovanni grew during the end of the 19th century and in the early 1900s, becoming the site of several industries, such as Falck, Campari, Marelli and Breda. Campari is an alcoholic (alcohol 205% 41 proof Aperitif obtained from the infusion of sixty ingredients combined and macerated in a blend of distilled water Magneti Marelli Holding SpA is an Italian company which deals with development and manufacturing of systems modules and high-technology components for the Automotive Ansaldobreda SPA is a company based in Pistoia and Naples, Italy and responsible for designing and manufacturing railway and mass transit vehicles In that period the population increased rapidly, from 5,000 inhabitants in 1880 to 14,000 in 1911. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year After the World War II, Sesto become populated by many migrants from other parts of Italy, leading to an increased population of 95,000 inhabitants in 1981. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Sesto was in the past referred to as the Stalingrad of Italy, due to the strong historical presence of the Italian communist party (PCI).
Because of its diverse and growing industries, the Milan suburb has drawn many migrants. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Some 9. 52% of the population is not Italian. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging 2. 97% of the population is North African Arab, 2. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding 06% is other European, and 1. The European peoples are the various Nations and Ethnic groups of Europe. 90% is from the Asian continent. [2]
In the 1990s, Sesto San Giovanni suffered an economical crisis, and most of the historical companies closed their offices in the city. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The town partially succedeed in reconverting its economy from producing steel to service industries and software activities, avoiding the fate of other steel-producing towns such as Sheffield, England and Flint, Michigan . Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Flint is a city in the US state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, 66 miles (106 km northwest of Detroit. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Several large companies opened offices in Sesto, such as ABB Group, Wind, Impregilo and Oracle Corporation. } ABB, formerly Asea Brown Boveri, is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operating mainly in the power Impregilo SpA (pronounced " Impregìlo ") is an Italian -based construction-services and Civil engineering business headquartered Oracle Corporation ( specializes in developing and marketing Enterprise software products — particularly Database management systems In 2007 Oracle ranked