What is Magenta, Lombardy?
[[Image:Magenta-chiesa san martino-facciata1.jpg|thumb|250px|Saint Martin Church]] [[Image:StemmaMagent.PNG|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Magenta''' is a city in northern [[Italy]]. Magenta is in the [[Lombardy]] Region. About 25,000 people live there. The city is notable as the site of the [[Battle of Magenta]] in 1859. The color [[magenta]] comes its name from the battle. Magenta is the birthplace of Saint [[Gianna Beretta Molla]] (1922–1962) and movie producer [[Carlo Ponti]] (1912–2007). == Twin town == Magenta is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with: * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Magenta, Marne|Magenta]], France, since 2009 {{Metropolitan City of Milan}} {{authority control}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:Cities in the Province of Milan]]