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Ronchetto sul Naviglio is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 6 administrative division of the city. Before being annexed to Milan (in 1923), it has been an autonomous ''comune'' until 1870, and a ''frazione'' of Buccinasco between 1870 and 1923. Ronchetto is probably named after an ancient ''cascina'' (farmhouse) by that name; in turn, the name of the cascina is derived from the Lombard word ''ronch'', which refers to different types of cultivated areas.〔See P. Boselli, ''Toponimi lombardi'', SugarCo, Milan 1977, p. 242; and F. Cherubini, ''Vocabolario milanese-italiano'', volume 4, Regia Stamperia, Milan 1843, p. 73〕 The original structure of the once rural settlement of Ronchetto is almost completely unrecognizable in the modern district, which has experienced a massive urbanization process in the 20th century and is now seamlessly connected to the urban agglomeration of Milan. A landmark of Ronchetto is a modern, 700 m long bridge that crosses both the Naviglio Grande canal and the Milan-Mortara railway, connecting Ronchetto to the Giambellino-Lorenteggio district. The district has been experiencing a long period of decay and is often described as a degraded area.〔''(Il degrado ambientale nel quartiere Barona-Ronchetto sul Naviglio )'' (in Italian)〕 The Duomo Connection trial of the late 1980s revealed the extensive activity of the mafia in the district.〔See P. Colaprico and L. Fazzo, ''Duomo Connection'', Sisifo, Siena 1991〕 Ronchetto sul Naviglio is also remembered as the scene of a battle between Italian partisans and the German army, occurred on 25 April 1945, i.e., the very day when Italy proclaimed its liberation from the German rule. ==Footnotes== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ronchetto sul Naviglio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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