 During that period, Rescalda had a population two to three times larger than Rescaldina.The House of Melzi - based in Legnano - used to own a huge amount of land and buildings in the municipality of Rescaldina during the last centuries, such as the "Casa della Curti Granda" which was used as their rural residence.In 1730 the (Milanese cadaster) showed that the majority of the Rescaldina area was shared among noble families.