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Corbetta | |
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Città di Corbetta | |
Coordinates: 45°28′N 8°55′E / 45.467°N 8.917°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Metropolitan city | Milan (MI) |
Frazioni | Battuello, Castellazzo de' Stampi, Cerello, Soriano; locality: Pobbia, Isola Bellaria, Preloreto |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marco Ballarini |
Area | |
• Total | 18 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Population (28 February 2014)[2] | |
• Total | 18,161 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Demonym | Corbettesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 20011 |
Dialing code | 02 |
Patron saint | San Vittore |
Saint day | 8 May |
Website | Official website |
Corbetta (Lombard: Corbetta [kurˈbɛta], locally [kurˈbeta]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy.
Corbetta is also home of the Sanctuary of the Madonna of Miracles where according to history, a miracle occurred in 1555, when Jesus emerged from a painting of the Infant and healed a local deaf child. The church became a destination for pilgrimages.