The “su” in the name is literal: the town stands higher than Legnano, from which it was detached in the sixteenth century. Until 1862 it was plain San Giorgio; a royal decree then added the rest to tell it from its namesakes. Earlier it was Sotena, or Sotera, a name on two bricks dated 1393, from the foundations of the oldest church.
“Sotera” is still in gold on the coat of arms, beside the saint and dragon; locally it is read as “underground”, after the Roman graves: folk etymology, though the tombs are real. In 1648 the community bought its way out of enfeoffment, owing a landowner three thousand lire; two poor harvests made repayment impossible, and eight years later it asked the creditor's son to take it in fief.
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📅 Every year, on 23 April, with the chess tournament dedicated to the patron since 1982
San Giorgio su Legnano celebrates Saint George on 23 April. Since 1982, the Famiglia Legnanese association has organized the annual «San Giorgio su Legnano» chess tournament.
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Outside San Giorgio su Legnano, but an easy day trip away.
