San Siro (district)
Quartier of Milan in Lombardy, Italy
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San Siro (Lombard: San Sir) is a vast district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 7 administrative division of the city. About 5 km north-west of the city centre, it borders the districts of Lampugnano, QT8, FieraMilano, and Trenno.
History
Until the 19th century, San Siro was a small settlement, on the banks of the Olona river; its centre was in the surroundings of what is now Piazzale Lotto.[citation needed] The area has been radically transformed in the 20th century.[citation needed]
San Siro is a very diverse district, with wide green areas and cemented neighbourhoods, low-income and high-income housing, villas and apartment blocks.[citation needed] Most of the buildings in the area date back to the mid 20th century.[citation needed]
The district is also characterized by prominent sports structures, most notably the Giuseppe Meazza football stadium, home of AC Milan and FC Internazionale Milano.[1] It also houses the most important Milanese hippodrome, as well as other horse racing-related structures. The Palasport di San Siro arena, mainly used for basketball and volleyball games, was also in this district; it was closed in 1985 when its roof collapsed after a large snowfall.
The district is named after (probably) Siro di Pavia the first bishop of Pavia.[2][3]
