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Forgotten Munitions Factory of Castellazzo di Bollate

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Forgotten Munitions Factory of Castellazzo di Bollate

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Forgotten Munitions Factory of Castellazzo di Bollate

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parco delle Groane e della Brughiera Briantea

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    1. Canale Villoresi loop from Novate Milanese

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    September 20, 2020

    To remember a tragedy buried by the common memory, the explosion that cost the lives of the workers of the Castellazzo powder magazine. The benches arranged in the open space also allow you to take a moment to rest.

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        February 7, 2022

        About 100 years ago there was a factory in this area for the production of hand grenades.
        There was an explosion where 60 people lost their lives, mostly women between 14 and 40 years old (the men were at war)

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          June 6, 2022

          I discovered a piece of history thanks to the bike

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            At 1.50pm on 7 June 1918, a terrible explosion in the shipping department, where the hand grenades were kept, destroyed the Sutter&Thévenot factory in Castellazzo di Bollate.

            59 workers lost their lives in the explosion, of which 7 were men and 52 were women between 16 and 30 years old.

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              It suddenly appears to you, a post-apocalyptic scenario

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                Location: Bollate, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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