town of Magenta

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The town of Magenta is a municipality in northern Italy’s Lombardy region, historically notable for giving its name to the 1859 Battle of Magenta and the color “magenta.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
color
municipality
associatedWith Italian unification NERFINISHED
belligerent Austrian Empire NERFINISHED
French Empire NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED
climate humid subtropical climate (Cfa, Köppen) (approximate for area)
continent Europe
coordinateSystem World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) NERFINISHED
country Italy
date 4 June 1859
demographics population in the tens of thousands (approximate)
dialingCode +39 02
gaveNameTo Battle of Magenta NERFINISHED
color magenta
governedBy mayor of Magenta
hasEconomicActivity commerce
light industry
services
hasHeritage 19th-century military monuments
memorials to the Battle of Magenta
hasHistoricalSignificance site of the Battle of Magenta (1859)
hasLocalGovernment municipal council
hasMunicipalStatusSince 19th century (Kingdom of Italy period)
hasPatronSaint Saint Martin of Tours (traditionally) (likely) NERFINISHED
languageUsed Italian
locatedIn Lombardy
Magenta NERFINISHED
Metropolitan City of Milan NERFINISHED
northern Italy NERFINISHED
locatedNear Milan NERFINISHED
locatedOn Po Valley NERFINISHED
namedAfter Battle of Magenta NERFINISHED
Latin term for local area (Magenta/Macenta) (traditional etymology)
Magenta NERFINISHED
partOf Province of Milan (historical) NERFINISHED
Second Italian War of Independence NERFINISHED
postalCode 20013
railwayLine Turin–Milan railway NERFINISHED
region Lombardy
result Franco-Sardinian victory
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
transport Magenta railway station NERFINISHED

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Battle of Magenta namedAfter town of Magenta