Gorla (Italian pronunciation:[ˈɡɔrla]; Lombard: Gòrla, same pronunciation) 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]
Gorla
Quartiere of Milan
View of the Naviglio della Martesana from Viale Monza.
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.
Historyedit
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.
During World War II, on 20 October 1944, Gorla was struck by American bombers in the Bombing of Gorla. As part of a larger operation to target industrial sites in Milan, an American bomber unit - intending to target the Breda works some 2.5 km from Gorla - made a navigational error and missed the Breda works, causing the formation to drift over Gorla. Upon realizing its course could not be corrected, the bomber unit dropped their bombs indiscriminately into the Po valley, with many bombs falling on Gorla. 614 civilians were killed in the bombings, include 184 children when a school was hit.[2][3]
The victims are now remembered as "the Little Martyrs of Gorla", and a memorial was built where the killing had taken place; a museum dedicated to peace has also been established in the area. The mayor of Milan called for the US to apologize for the bombing in 2019.[4]
Footnotesedit
^Dante Olivieri (1931), Dizionario di toponomastica lombarda. La Famiglia Meneghina Editrice, Milan, p. 275
^Lupiano, Vincent dePaul (2022-12-15). Operation Ginny: The Most Significant Commando Raid of WWII. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN978-1-4930-6800-5.
^Corrado, Giovanni (2015). Tactical Enthusiasm and Operational Blindness: Civilian Casualties during the Allied Air Campaign in Italy in 1940-1945. School of Advanced Military Studies United States Army Command and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. URL: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/AD1001269.pdf
^"Milan seeks US apology for WWII bomb that killed children". AP News. 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
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gorla, italian, pronunciation, ˈɡɔrla, lombard, gòrla, same, pronunciation, district, quartiere, milan, italy, part, zone, administrative, division, located, north, east, city, centre, before, 1923, independent, comune, name, probably, derived, from, latin, wo. Gorla Italian pronunciation ˈɡɔrla Lombard Gorla same pronunciation 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 GorlaQuartiere of MilanView of the Naviglio della Martesana from Viale Monza Coordinates 45 30 17 N 9 13 27 E 45 5046 N 9 2242 E 45 5046 9 2242Country ItalyRegionLombardyProvinceMilanComuneMilanZone2Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST 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 editGorla 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 Bombing of Gorla edit Main articles Bombing of Milan in World War II and Bombing of Gorla During World War II on 20 October 1944 Gorla was struck by American bombers in the Bombing of Gorla As part of a larger operation to target industrial sites in Milan an American bomber unit intending to target the Breda works some 2 5 km from Gorla made a navigational error and missed the Breda works causing the formation to drift over Gorla Upon realizing its course could not be corrected the bomber unit dropped their bombs indiscriminately into the Po valley with many bombs falling on Gorla 614 civilians were killed in the bombings include 184 children when a school was hit 2 3 The victims are now remembered as the Little Martyrs of Gorla and a memorial was built where the killing had taken place a museum dedicated to peace has also been established in the area The mayor of Milan called for the US to apologize for the bombing in 2019 4 Footnotes edit Dante Olivieri 1931 Dizionario di toponomastica lombarda La Famiglia Meneghina Editrice Milan p 275 Lupiano Vincent dePaul 2022 12 15 Operation Ginny The Most Significant Commando Raid of WWII Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 978 1 4930 6800 5 Corrado Giovanni 2015 Tactical Enthusiasm and Operational Blindness Civilian Casualties during the Allied Air Campaign in Italy in 1940 1945 School of Advanced Military Studies United States Army Command and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth Kansas URL https apps dtic mil sti tr pdf AD1001269 pdf Milan seeks US apology for WWII bomb that killed children AP News 2019 10 20 Retrieved 2024 02 18 nbsp This article on a location in the Province of Milan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gorla amp oldid 1212560410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
