Turbigo
Encyclopedia
Turbigo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Milan
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 35 km west of Milan
, along the Naviglio Grande
canal. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,486 and an area of 8.5 km².
Turbigo borders the following municipalities: Castano Primo
, Cameri
, Robecchetto con Induno
, Galliate
. It is the birthplace of naturalist Giuseppe Gené
.
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 (1639-1640). Also from the 17th century is a bridge over the Naviglio Grande.
On June 3rd 1859, Turbigo was the site of the Battle of Turbigo, a battle of the Second Italian War of Independence
. Franco-Piedmontese troops crossed the Ticino via a pontoon bridge to occupy the town. The battle is commemorated in the name of rue de Turbigo, a Paris
street.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Milan
Province of Milan
The Province of Milan : /) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan. The provincial territory is highly urbanized, resulting in the third highest population density among the Italian provinces with more than 2,000 inhabitants/km2, just behind the provinces of...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 35 km west of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, along the Naviglio Grande
Naviglio Grande
The Naviglio Grande is a canal in Lombardy, northern Italy, joining the Ticino river near Tornavento to the Porta Ticinese dock, also known as the Darsena, in Milan. It drops 34 m over 49.9 km. It varies in width from 22 m to 50 m from Tornavento to Abbiategrasso, dropping to 15 m between there...
canal. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,486 and an area of 8.5 km².
Turbigo borders the following municipalities: Castano Primo
Castano Primo
Castano Primo is a city and comune in Province of Milan, in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km northwest of Milan.Castano Primo borders the following municipalities: Lonate Pozzolo, Vanzaghello, Magnago, Nosate, Buscate, Cameri, Turbigo, Robecchetto con Induno, Cuggiono...
, Cameri
Cameri
Cameri is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 6 km northeast of Novara...
, Robecchetto con Induno
Robecchetto con Induno
Robecchetto con Induno is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km west of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,679 and an area of 13.9 km²....
, Galliate
Galliate
Galliate is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 7 km northeast of Novara....
. It is the birthplace of naturalist Giuseppe Gené
Giuseppe Gené
Carlo Giuseppe Géné was an Italian naturalist and author.Géné was born at Turbigo in Lombardy and studied at the University of Pavia. He published a number of papers on natural history, particularly entomology...
.
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 (1639-1640). Also from the 17th century is a bridge over the Naviglio Grande.
On June 3rd 1859, Turbigo was the site of the Battle of Turbigo, a battle of the Second Italian War of Independence
Second Italian War of Independence
The Second War of Italian Independence, Franco-Austrian War, Austro-Sardinian War, or Austro-Piedmontese War , was fought by Napoleon III of France and the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia against the Austrian Empire in 1859...
. Franco-Piedmontese troops crossed the Ticino via a pontoon bridge to occupy the town. The battle is commemorated in the name of rue de Turbigo, a Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
street.