Gorla

Gorla
Quartiere of Milan
Coordinates: IT 45°30′17″N 9°13′27″E / 45.5046°N 9.2242°E / 45.5046; 9.2242Coordinates: IT 45°30′17″N 9°13′27″E / 45.5046°N 9.2242°E / 45.5046; 9.2242
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Milan
Comune	Milan
Zone	2
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Gorla 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".^[1]

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.

History

Gorla developed as a rural settlement until the late 19th century. Thereafter, the Milanese north-east quickly turned into an industrial area (most notably around Sesto San Giovanni), a process that affected Gorla as well. In 1864, Gorla became a formal "comune", named "Gorla Primo"; in 1920 Gorla and the bordering comune of Precotto merged into the new comune of Gorlaprecotto, a decision that was intended to preserve both comunes from being absorbed into Milan. Nevertheless, three years later, Gorlaprecotto was annexed to the city along with other 12 comunes.

The little martyrs of Gorla

During World War II, on 20 October 1944, Gorla was the scene of a dramatic bombing by the Allies. While the bombing was intended to strike industrial structures, most victims turned out to be civilians, and one of the bombs did actually hit a school, killing 184 children. The victims are now remembered as "the little martyrs of Gorla", and a memorial has been built where the killing took place; a museum dedicated to peace has also been established in the area.

Footnotes

↑ Dante Olivieri (1931), Dizionario di toponomastica lombarda. La Famiglia Meneghina Editrice, Milan, p. 275

Zones and quarters of Milan

Zone 1	Brera Centro Storico Conca del Naviglio Guastalla Porta Sempione Porta Tenaglia

Zone 2	Adriano Crescenzago Gorla Greco Loreto Maggiolina Mandello Mirabello Ponte Seveso Porta Nuova Precotto Stazione Centrale Turro Villaggio dei Giornalisti

Zone 3	Casoretto Cimiano Città Studi Dosso Lambrate Ortica Porta Monforte Porta Venezia Quartiere Feltre Rottole

Zone 4	Acquabella Calvairate Castagnedo Cavriano Forlanini Gamboloita La Trecca Monluè Morsenchio Nosedo Omero Ponte Lambro Porta Vittoria Porta Romana Rogoredo San Luigi Santa Giulia Taliedo Triulzo Superiore

Zone 5	Basmetto Cantalupa Case Nuove Chiaravalle Chiesa Rossa Conca Fallata Fatima Gratosoglio Le Terrazze Macconago Missaglia Morivione Porta Lodovica Porta Vigentina Quintosole Ronchetto delle Rane San Gottardo Selvanesco Stadera Torretta Vaiano Valle Vigentino

Zone 6	Arzaga Barona Boffalora Cascina Bianca Conchetta Creta Foppette Giambellino-Lorenteggio Lodovico il Moro Moncucco Porta Genova Porta Ticinese Ronchetto sul Naviglio San Cristoforo Sant'Ambrogio Teramo Villa Magentino Villaggio dei Fiori

Zone 7	Assiano Baggio Figino Fopponino Forze Armate Harar La Maddalena Muggiano Porta Magenta Quartiere degli Olmi Quarto Cagnino Quinto Romano San Siro Valsesia Vercellese

Zone 8	Boldinasco Bullona Cagnola Campo dei Fiori Cascina Triulza Comina Fiera Gallaratese Garegnano Ghisolfa Lampugnano Musocco Porta Volta Portello Quarto Oggiaro QT8 Roserio San Leonardo Trenno Varesina Vialba Villapizzone

Zone 9	Affori Bicocca Bovisa Bovisasca Bruzzano Ca' Granda Centro Direzionale Comasina Dergano Fulvio Testi Isola La Fontana Montalbino Niguarda Porta Garibaldi Porta Nuova Prato Centenaro Segnano

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