Everything about Magenta Italy totally explained
Magenta is a town and
comune in the
province of Milan in
Lombardy, northern
Italy.
It is notable as the site of the
Battle of Magenta. The colour
magenta is named after the battle, most likely referring to the uniforms used by
Zouave French troops. Magenta is the birthplace of St.
Gianna Beretta Molla.
History
Magenta was probably a settlement of the
Insubres, a Gaul tribe, who founded it around the 5th century BC. The area was conquered by the
Romans in 222 BC. The name is traditionally connected to
castrum Maxentiae, meaning "castle of
Maxentius". After the fall of the
Western Roman Empire, it was ruled by the
Lombards.
In the Middle Ages, it was destroyed two times, in
1162 by
Frederick Barbarossa and in
1356 by the troops opposing the
Visconti rule of
Milan. In
1310, according to a legend, the emperor
Henry VII was stopped here by a snowstorm during his march to Milan. In
1398 Gian Galeazzo Visconti donated the town territories to the monks of the
Certosa di Pavia.
On
June 4 1859, it was the seat of an important battle of the
Second War of Italian Independence. The Franco-Piedmontese victory in the fight gave them the chance to conquer
Austrian Lombardy.
Main sights
- Church of San Martino, built to commemorate the dead of the 1859 battle.
- Monastery of Santa Maria Assunta, probably dating from the 14th century. The church, of Romanesque origin but with Baroque interiors, houses two works by il Bergognone (1501, once attributed to Bernardino Luini's workshop).
- Church of San Rocco (early 16th century).
- Casa Crivelli Boisio Beretta, an example of 15th century noble house.
- Casa Giacobbe
- Monument to general Patrice de MacMahon.
- La Fagiana natural park, a former hunting resort of King Victor Emmanuel II.
Gallery
Image:MagentaItaly1.jpeg|Main square.
Image:MagentaItaly2.jpeg|Off of main square.
Image:MagentaItaly Biblioteca.jpeg|Magenta former Library.
Image:MagentaItaly Duke.jpeg|Monument to Patrice de MacMahon.
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