Magenta is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan in Lombardy, northern Italy. It became notable as the site of the Battle of Magenta in 1859. The color magenta takes its name from the battle.
Magenta is the birthplace of Saint Gianna Beretta Molla and film producer Carlo Ponti.
The municipality of Magenta is part of the Parco naturale lombardo della Valle del Ticino, a Nature reserve included by UNESCO in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magenta,_Lombardy
Address 63 Via Giovanni Brocca, Magenta 20013, Italy
Coordinates 45°27'59.93" N 8°52'37.764" E
