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City square in Milan, Italy

Piazzale Loreto is a major city square in Milan, Italy.

Origin

The name Loreto is also used in a wider sense to refer to the district surrounding the square, which is part of the Zone 2 administrative division, in the northeastern part of the city.

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The name "Loreto" derives from an old sanctuary that used to be there and that was dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto (a town in the province of Ancona).

Transportation

The Milan metroLoreto station on line 1 is located partially underneath the square; it is an important transfer station with line 2.

The tracks and platforms of this latter line are located, however, underneath nearby Piazza Argentina.

History

Further information: Piazzale Loreto massacre

The square, on 10 August , was the scene of the public execution by the German occupation authorities of 15 Milanese civilians handpicked by Theo Saevecke, head of the Gestapo in Milan, as a reprisal for a partisan attac