Legnano
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Legnano is a town and comune in the province of Milan, about 20 kilometres from central Milan. With 60,259, it is the thirteenth-most populous township in Lombardy. Legnano is located in the Alto Mila
Basilica of San Magno
The Olona River in Legnano.
The mosaic of via dei bambini, located on the area once belonging to the Cantons cotton mill. In the background, the church of San Domenico.
Fog at the Visconti Castle of Legnano.
Battle of Legnano
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The battle of Legnano was a battle between the imperial army of Frederick Barbarossa and the troops of the Lombard League on 29 May 1176, near the town of Legnano, in present-day Lombardy, Italy. Alth
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…in remote times, in fact, the hills that line the Olona had proved to be habitable places. The town was established in 1261. Because of the historic victory of the Lombard League over Frederick Barbarossa at Legnano, it is the only town other than Rome named in the Italian national anthem ("[...] Dall'Alpi a Sicilia dovunque è Legnano [...]", en. "From…
The defense of the Carroccio during the battle of Legnano (by Amos Cassioli, 1860)
Contemporary fresco depicting the Doctrine of the two swords, ca. 1130, Regensburg-Prüfening Klosterkirche St. Georg
Frederick Barbarossa from a relief of the Porta Romana in Milan, ca. 1171
Frederick Barbarossa kneeling before Henry the Lion at Chiavenna