# Bollate > Italian comune **Wikidata**: [Q12066](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12066) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollate) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/bollate ## Summary Bollate is an Italian comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. It is located at latitude 45.55 and longitude 9.1166666666667, has an online municipal website at https://comune.bollate.mi.it/, and a population on the order of 36,000 residents based on the provided figures. ## Key Facts - Bollate is classified as a comune of Italy (municipal division of Italy). - Country: Italy (Italian Republic), the sovereign state in Southern Europe. - Region context: part of the area administratively associated with the province of Milan (province inception: 1859-10-23) and the Metropolitan City of Milan (inception: 2015-01-01). - Coordinates: latitude 45.55, longitude 9.1166666666667. - Official municipal website: https://comune.bollate.mi.it/. - Population data (provided values): 36,164; 36,469; 36,486; 36,204. - Wikipedia title for the entity: Bollate. - Wikidata description: Italian comune. - Wikidata sitelink count (for Bollate): 61. - Related railway stations within Bollate: Bollate Nord railway station (inception: 1991) and Bollate Centro railway station. - Human settlements / subdivisions mentioned: Cascina del Sole and Cascina Traversagna (settlement in the Italian municipality of Bollate). - Associated higher-level administrative entities: province of Milan (province in Lombardy, country: Italy) and Metropolitan City of Milan (metropolitan city in Italy). - Related class: comune of Italy (municipal divisions of Italy). ## FAQs Q: What is Bollate? A: Bollate is a comune (municipality) in Italy, administratively associated with the province of Milan and the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Lombardy region. Q: Where is Bollate located geographically? A: Bollate is located at latitude 45.55 and longitude 9.1166666666667 in northern Italy, within the jurisdictional structures tied to Milan. Q: How many people live in Bollate? A: The provided population figures for Bollate are 36,164; 36,469; 36,486; and 36,204. These values represent the available population counts or estimates in the source material. Q: What local transport infrastructure does Bollate have? A: Bollate is served by at least two railway stations: Bollate Nord railway station (inception in 1991) and Bollate Centro railway station. Q: What are the named subdivisions or settlements within Bollate? A: The provided settlement names are Cascina del Sole and Cascina Traversagna (the latter explicitly identified as a settlement in the municipality of Bollate). Q: Where can I find official information about Bollate online? A: The official municipal website is https://comune.bollate.mi.it/. The entity is also represented on Wikipedia under the title "Bollate" and on Wikidata with the description "Italian comune." Q: What larger administrative units govern or include Bollate? A: Bollate is connected to the province of Milan (province inception: 1859-10-23) and to the Metropolitan City of Milan (inception: 2015-01-01), both located in Italy. ## Why It Matters Bollate matters as a local government unit within the Milan metropolitan area and the Lombardy region, holding administrative, residential, and transport importance for its inhabitants and the surrounding territory. As a comune it provides municipal services and local governance for roughly 36,000 people according to the provided counts. The presence of two named railway stations (Bollate Nord and Bollate Centro) identifies Bollate as part of the commuter and regional rail network serving the greater Milan area, enabling daily mobility and economic connections. Named settlements such as Cascina del Sole and Cascina Traversagna indicate internal local communities and built-up areas for which the municipality is the immediate governing authority. The municipal website and its representation across major knowledge platforms (Wikipedia, Wikidata) make Bollate discoverable to residents, researchers, and visitors, supporting administrative transparency and civic engagement. ## Notable For - Being an officially recognized comune in Italy with municipal governance and local administrative responsibilities. - Hosting Bollate Nord railway station (opened in 1991), a listed transport node within the municipality. - Hosting Bollate Centro railway station, another named rail facility serving the area. - Including named local settlements: Cascina del Sole and Cascina Traversagna (the latter identified specifically as a settlement in Bollate). - Administrative linkage to both the historical province of Milan (province inception recorded as 1859-10-23) and the Metropolitan City of Milan (established 2015-01-01). - Maintaining an official municipal website at https://comune.bollate.mi.it/. - Having consistent representation in structured knowledge systems (Wikipedia title "Bollate", Wikidata description "Italian comune", sitelink_count 61). ## Body ### Overview Bollate is a municipal entity classified as a comune in Italy. The municipal government operates an official website at https://comune.bollate.mi.it/. In structured knowledge bases Bollate appears under the Wikipedia title "Bollate" and the Wikidata description "Italian comune", with a sitelink count of 61. ### Location and administrative status - Country: Italy (the Italian Republic). - Regional/Metropolitan context: Bollate is within the administrative ambit of entities tied to Milan: the province of Milan (a province in Lombardy; province inception recorded as 1859-10-23) and the Metropolitan City of Milan (a metropolitan city in Italy; inception 2015-01-01). - Classification: Bollate is a comune, the standard municipal division used across Italy. ### Coordinates and mapping - Geographic coordinates: latitude 45.55; longitude 9.1166666666667. - Mapping and knowledge records: Bollate is available in online encyclopedias and data repositories under the Wikipedia title "Bollate" and a Wikidata item described as "Italian comune." ### Population and demographics - Provided population figures for Bollate are four discrete counts: 36,164; 36,469; 36,486; and 36,204. The source material supplies these numeric values as population-related data for the municipality. ### Transport and infrastructure - Bollate Nord railway station: explicitly listed as a railway station in Italy with an inception year of 1991. This station is associated with the municipality of Bollate. - Bollate Centro railway station: listed as an additional railway station in Bollate; the source identifies it as a separate named rail facility within the municipality. - These stations position Bollate within the regional rail network linked to Milan and the surrounding Lombardy area. ### Subdivisions, settlements and local geography - Cascina del Sole: listed as a human settlement in Italy associated with Bollate. - Cascina Traversagna: explicitly described as a settlement in the Italian municipality of Bollate. - These named localities indicate internal population centers or hamlets included in the municipal territory. ### Relations to Milan-area administrative entities - Province of Milan: the province entity is connected to Bollate; the province has an inception date recorded as 1859-10-23 and is located in Lombardy, Italy. - Metropolitan City of Milan: Bollate is associated with the Metropolitan City, which has inception date 2015-01-01. Both higher-level entities situate Bollate administratively within the Milan metropolitan sphere. ### Relation to national context (Italy) - Bollate is a municipality of the Italian Republic. The larger national context provided in the source identifies Italy as the sovereign state in Southern Europe, officially known as the Italian Republic. The country-level material in the source includes inception dates for Italy's historical forms (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed 1861-03-17; current republic established 1946-06-18) and other national data; Bollate functions as a local government unit within that national framework. ### Digital and knowledge presence - Official website: https://comune.bollate.mi.it/. - Knowledge base records: Wikipedia title "Bollate"; Wikidata description "Italian comune"; sitelink_count for the entity is 61. ### Classification and related concepts - Bollate is an instance of the class "comune of Italy" (municipal divisions of Italy). - The municipality is related to other named entities in the source: province of Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Bollate Nord railway station, Bollate Centro railway station, Cascina del Sole, and Cascina Traversagna. ### Structured properties (reported) - Website: https://comune.bollate.mi.it/. - Population values (provided): 36,164; 36,469; 36,486; 36,204. - Coordinates: lat 45.55, lon 9.1166666666667. - sitelink_count: 61. - wikipedia_title: Bollate. - wikidata_description: Italian comune. ### Connections and provenance - The source material lists Bollate alongside entities and administrative structures in the Milan and Lombardy area and situates the municipality within the national context of Italy. Specific inception dates provided in the source apply to related entities: province of Milan (1859-10-23) and Metropolitan City of Milan (2015-01-01). The Bollate Nord railway station inception is given as 1991. These dates document administrative and infrastructure milestones relevant to Bollate's governance and transport links. (End of entry.) ## References 1. Virtual International Authority File 2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 3. MusicBrainz 4. Italian National Institute of Statistics 5. [Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018. Italian National Institute of Statistics](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html) 6. [Source](https://demo.istat.it/?l=it) 7. GeoNames 8. [Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011. Italian National Institute of Statistics](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224) 9. Wiki Loves Monuments Italia 10. Quora 11. [archINFORM](https://www.archinform.net/service/wd_aiort.php) 12. Seismic classification in Italy 13. [Source](https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/sismico/attivita/classificazione-sismica)