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Turbigo (
Milanes
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e: ) is a ''comune
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'' (municipality) in the Province of Milan
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in the Italian
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region Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
, located about west of Milan
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, along the Naviglio Grande canal. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,486 and an area of .
Turbigo borders the following municipalities: Castano Primo
Castano Primo (; lmo, label=Milanese, Càstan) is a city and ''comune'' in Province of Milan, in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan.
Castano Primo borders the following municipalities: Lonate Pozzolo, Vanzaghello, Mag ...
, Cameri
Cameri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Novara.
Cameri borders the following municipalities: Bellinzago Novarese, Caltignaga, Casta ...
, Robecchetto con Induno
Robecchetto con Induno (Milanese: , locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about west of Milan.
Robecchetto con Induno borders the following municipalities: Castano Pr ...
, Galliate
Galliate is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin, about northwest Milan and about northeast of Novara.
Galliate borders the following municipalities: Cameri ...
. It is the birthplace of naturalist Giuseppe Gené
Carlo Giuseppe Gené (7 December 1800 – 14 July 1847) was an Italian naturalist and author.
Gené was born at Turbigo in Lombardy and studied at the University of Pavia. He published a number of papers on natural history, particularly ent ...
.
It is home to a medieval castle, known from the 9th century and perhaps built around a Roman tower, and to church of ''Santi Cosma e Damiano'' (1639–40). Also from the 17th century is a bridge over the Naviglio Grande.
On 3 June 1859, Turbigo was the site of the Battle of Turbigo
The Battle of Turbigo took place the 3 June 1859 saw the French army secure two crossing points over the Ticino River, allowing them to get a foothold in Austrian Lombardy.
In 1859 there were two main crossing points over the Ticino near Magent ...
, a battle of the Second Italian War of Independence
The Second Italian War of Independence, also called the Franco-Austrian War, the Austro-Sardinian War or Italian War of 1859 ( it, Seconda guerra d'indipendenza italiana; french: Campagne d'Italie), was fought by the Second French Empire and t ...
. Franco-Piedmontese troops crossed the Ticino
Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...
via a pontoon bridge to occupy the town. The battle is commemorated in the name of rue de Turbigo, a Paris
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street.
References
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