- Lodi, Italy
Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Lodi
img_coa = Lodi-Stemma.png
img_coa_small =
image_caption =
region = RegioneIT|sigla=LOM
province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=LO (LO)
mayor = Lorenzo Guerini (sinceApril 5 ,2004 )
mayor_party =
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 87
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 41
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 01-01-2007 (source ISTAT)
population_total = 42737
pop_density_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 1037,91
coordinates = coord|45|19|0|N|9|30|0|E|region:IT_type:city(42737)
gentilic = Lodigiani or Laudensi
telephone = 0371
postalcode = 26900
frazioni = See list
saint =St. Bassianus
day =January 19
mapx = #expr:45 + 19 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:9 + 30 / 60.0
locator_position =
native_name = Lodi
name = Lodi
website = http://www.comune.lodi.itLodi (pronounced IPA| [ˈlodi] ) is a town in
Lombardy ,Italy , on the right bank of the River Adda. It is the capital of theprovince of Lodi .History
Lodi was a Celtic village that in Roman times was called in
Latin Laus Pompeia (probably in honor of theconsul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo ) and was known also because its position allowed manyGauls of "Gallia Cisalpina" to obtain Romancitizenship . It was in an important position at the crossing of vitalRoman road s.It became a
Christian diocese and its firstbishop ,Saint Bassianus (San Bassiano), (319-409), is the patron saint of the town (celebrated onJanuary 19 ).A free commune around 1000, it fiercely resisted the Milanese, who destroyed it in
April 24 1158 .Frederick Barbarossa rebuilt it on its current location.Starting from 1220, the "Lodigiani" (inhabitants of Lodi) spent some decades in realizing an important work of hydraulic engineering: a system of miles and miles of artificial rivers and channels (called "Consorzio di Muzza") was created in order to give water to the countryside, turning some arid areas into one of the (still now) most important agricultural areas of the region.
Lodi was ruled by the
Visconti family, who built acastle .In 1423, the
antipope John XXIII launched the bull by which he convened theCouncil of Constance from theDuomo of Lodi. The council would mark the end of the Great Schism.In 1454 representatives from all the regional states of Italy met in Lodi to sign the treaty known as the
peace of Lodi , by which they intended to work in the direction ofItalian unification , but this peace lasted only 40 years.The town was then ruled by the
Sforza family,France ,Spain ,Austria . In 1786 it became the eponymous capital of a province that included Crema.On
10 May 1796 , in the first major battle of his career as ageneral , the youngNapoleon Bonaparte defeated theAustria ns at the town's River Adda crossing before going on to enterMilan . It is in commemoration of this event – theBattle of Lodi – that there are streets named "Rue du Pont de Lodi" in so many French municipalities, including that in the6th arrondissement of Paris .Economy
In 1864
Tiziano Zalli founded theBanca Popolare di Lodi , the first Italian cooperative bank (now part ofBanco Popolare group).In 1945, the Italian
petrol companyAgip , directed byEnrico Mattei , started extractingmethane from its fields, and Lodi was the first Italian town with a regular domestic gas service.Fractions
Fontana Olmo, San Grato, Bottedo, Calvelzano, Comella, Gissara, Isola Maggiore, Lodolina, Martinetta, Mozzanica, Paderno, Pesalupo, Polledra, Portadore Alto, Riolo, Tre Cascine, Vigadore
Twin cities
*flagicon|Germany - Constance,
Germany ;
*flagicon|United States -Lodi, California ,United States ;
*flagicon|Italy -Omegna ,Italy .
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