Ortica

Coordinates: 45°28′16″N 9°14′33″E / 45.470974°N 9.242399°E / 45.470974; 9.242399

Ortica
Quartier of Milan

Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Milan
Comune	Milan
Zone	3
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Ortica is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 3 administrative division. The district used to be a frazione of Lambrate when the latter was an autonomous comune; after Lambrate was annexed to Milan, in 1923, Lambrate and Ortica came to be referred to as distinct districts.

The name "Ortica" comes from orto, referring to a small market garden, as the river Lambro, traversing both Lambrate and Ortica, has been long used for the irrigation of small cultivated areas.

Ortica housed a railway station, called "Stazione di Lambrate", from 1896 to 1931; the station was later moved to another location in Lambrate proper (now Lambrate district).

Enzo Jannacci, the famous Milanese singer-songwriter, mentions Ortica in his song Faceva il palo ("he was the lookout"), dedicated to some "Gang of the Ortica" ("banda dell'Ortica").

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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