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Ortica
Quartier of Milan
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Milan
Comune	Milan
Zone	3
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Ortica (Lombard: Ortiga [urˈtiːɡa]) is a district (quartiere) of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 3 administrative division. The district used to be a frazione of Lambrate when the latter was an autonomous comune; after Lambrate was annexed to Milan, in 1923, Lambrate and Ortica came to be referred to as distinct districts.

The name Ortica comes from orto, referring to a small market garden, as the river Lambro, traversing both Lambrate and Ortica, has been long used for the irrigation of small cultivated areas.

Ortica housed a railway station, called Stazione di Lambrate, from 1896 to 1931; the station was later moved to another location in Lambrate proper (now Lambrate district), following a redesign of railway tracks around the city.

Enzo Jannacci, the famous Milanese singer-songwriter, mentions Ortica in his song Faceva il palo ("he was the lookout"), dedicated to some "Gang of the Ortica" (banda dell'Ortica).

The deindustrialization that began in the 1990s significantly transformed the working-class neighborhood, which nonetheless managed to maintain its vibrant local identity. This resilience is evident in the conversion of the former Ginori factory into a large residential complex with around 500 lofts, serving as homes, artist studios, and spaces for culinary and gastronomic endeavors.

Another major initiative started in 2015 involves the creation of 20 large murals as part of the Or.Me. project, which narrate the neighborhood's history and memory. The project continues to expand and has also inspired independent street artists. One of the latest murals, completed in 2023, is the "Mural of Rights," a tribute to 200 extraordinary individuals who have challenged social norms and made significant contributions to human and civil rights.

References

1. https://orticamemoria.com/

v t e Zones and quarters of Milan
Zone 1	Brera Centro Storico Conca del Naviglio Guastalla Porta Sempione Porta Tenaglia
Zone 2	Adriano Crescenzago Gorla Greco Loreto Maggiolina Mandello Mirabello Ponte Seveso Porta Nuova Precotto Stazione Centrale Turro Villaggio dei Giornalisti
Zone 3	Casoretto Cimiano Città Studi Dosso Lambrate Ortica Porta Monforte Porta Venezia Quartiere Feltre Rottole
Zone 4	Acquabella Calvairate Castagnedo Cavriano Forlanini Gamboloita La Trecca Monluè Morsenchio Nosedo Omero Ponte Lambro Porta Vittoria Porta Romana Rogoredo San Luigi Santa Giulia Taliedo Triulzo Superiore
Zone 5	Basmetto Cantalupa Case Nuove Chiaravalle Chiesa Rossa Conca Fallata Fatima Gratosoglio Le Terrazze Macconago Missaglia Morivione Porta Lodovica Porta Vigentina Quintosole Ronchetto delle Rane San Gottardo Selvanesco Stadera Torretta Vaiano Valle Vigentino
Zone 6	Arzaga Barona Boffalora Cascina Bianca Conchetta Creta Foppette Giambellino-Lorenteggio Lodovico il Moro Moncucco Porta Genova Porta Ticinese Ronchetto sul Naviglio San Cristoforo Sant'Ambrogio Teramo Villa Magentino Villaggio dei Fiori
Zone 7	Assiano Baggio Figino Fopponino Forze Armate Harar La Maddalena Muggiano Porta Magenta Quartiere degli Olmi Quarto Cagnino Quinto Romano San Siro Valsesia Vercellese
Zone 8	Boldinasco Bullona Cagnola Campo dei Fiori Cascina Triulza Comina Fiera Gallaratese Garegnano Ghisolfa Lampugnano Musocco Porta Volta Portello Quarto Oggiaro QT8 Roserio San Leonardo Trenno Varesina Vialba Villapizzone
Zone 9	Affori Bicocca Bovisa Bovisasca Bruzzano Ca' Granda Centro Direzionale Comasina Dergano Fulvio Testi Isola La Fontana Montalbino Niguarda Porta Garibaldi Porta Nuova Prato Centenaro Segnano

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