Theprovince of Lodi (Italian:provincia di Lodi;Ludesan:pruincia de Lod) is aprovince in theLombardy region ofItaly. Its provincial capital is the city ofLodi.
Province of Lodi | |
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 Palazzo San Cristoforo, the seat of the province | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map highlighting the location of the province of Lodi in Italy | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Capital(s) | Lodi |
| Comuni | 61 |
| Government | |
| • President | Francesco Passerini |
| Area | |
• Total | 782.99 km2 (302.31 sq mi) |
| Population (30 September 2017) | |
• Total | 229,741 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €5.679 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €24,746 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26900 |
| Telephone prefix | 0371 |
| Vehicle registration | LO |
| ISTAT | 098 |
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As of 2017, it has a population of 229,541 inhabitants over an area ofc. 783 square kilometres (300 sq mi), giving the province a population density of 293.2 inhabitants per square kilometre. The provincial president is Francesco Passerini.[2]
History
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The city of Lodi was first settled during the fifth century BC by Celtic tribes, before being occupied by the Romans in 222 BC; by 89 BC it was called Laus Pompeia, the central city of theLodi Vecchio.[3] The history of the province in the Lombard and Frankish period is poorly documented, but the city of Lodi controlled the important trading route from Milan southwards toCremona,Piacenza and the lower stretches of the River Lambro.
In 1025, the German emperor,Conrad II, granted certain rights to the Archbishop of Milan which caused land ownership to change and tensions in the region to flare.[4] Allied with the Holy Roman Emperor but independent, Laus Pomperia fought against the Milanesi in the twelfth century, and the city was destroyed in 1111 and again in 1158, which marked the end of the city on the old location. A request made ofFrederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, to rebuild the city near the Adda River was granted. The city, however, joined his opponents, theLombard League, in 1167. Its citizens fought against Frederick at theBattle of Legnano in 1176. Still, it continued to have problems with Milan (also a member of the Lombard League) until the city was conquered in 1335 by lord of MilanAzzone Visconti.[3]
It remained peaceful until it was invaded in the 1490s. The first significant Italian victory byNapoleon took place in the province on 10 May 1796, where the 5,000 men-strong forces of Napoleon defeated Austrian forces of 10,000 men. It fell under Austrian rule until the Austrians left the city in 1859 and it was ruled by the French forces, led by MarshalPatrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, from 10 June 1859. It later became a part of the Kingdom of Italy and became a component of the province of Milan.[3]
Geography
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The province of Lodi is one of twelve provinces in the region ofLombardy in northwestern Italy. It is about 780 square kilometres (300 sq mi) in area and is delineated by rivers; the right bank of theAdda nearly surrounds it, and a further part of the boundary is formed by the left bank of theLambro and of thePo. The province is bounded on the east by theProvince of Cremona, theMetropolitan City of Milan to the north and by theProvince of Pavia to the west.[3] The land is mostly gently sloping or flat and the soil is alluvial loam. It is used to grow fodder crops, which are mown up to eight times a year, rice, wheat, maize, sugarbeet and vegetables.
Municipalities
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 180,436 | — |
| 1961 | 172,912 | −4.2% |
| 1971 | 175,844 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 179,102 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 184,025 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 197,672 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 223,755 | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 227,327 | +1.6% |
| Source:ISTAT | ||
Here is a list of the most populated municipalities of the province.
| Municipality | Population |
|---|---|
| Lodi | 45,372 |
| Codogno | 15,868 |
| Casalpusterlengo | 15,236 |
| Sant'Angelo Lodigiano | 13,279 |
| Lodi Vecchio | 7,532 |
| Zelo Buon Persico | 6,860 |
| Tavazzano con Villavesco | 6,125 |
| Mulazzano | 5,768 |
| Castiglione d'Adda | 4,659 |
| Massalengo | 4,560 |
The least inhabited municipality isMaccastorna, a town with only 59 inhabitants. The full list is:
- Abbadia Cerreto
- Bertonico
- Boffalora d'Adda
- Borghetto Lodigiano
- Borgo San Giovanni
- Brembio
- Casaletto Lodigiano
- Casalmaiocco
- Casalpusterlengo
- Caselle Landi
- Caselle Lurani
- Castelgerundo
- Castelnuovo Bocca d'Adda
- Castiglione d'Adda
- Castiraga Vidardo
- Cavenago d'Adda
- Cervignano d'Adda
- Codogno
- Comazzo
- Cornegliano Laudense
- Corno Giovine
- Cornovecchio
- Corte Palasio
- Crespiatica
- Fombio
- Galgagnano
- Graffignana
- Guardamiglio
- Livraga
- Lodi
- Lodi Vecchio
- Maccastorna
- Mairago
- Maleo
- Marudo
- Massalengo
- Meleti
- Merlino
- Montanaso Lombardo
- Mulazzano
- Orio Litta
- Ospedaletto Lodigiano
- Ossago Lodigiano
- Pieve Fissiraga
- Salerano sul Lambro
- San Fiorano
- San Martino in Strada
- San Rocco al Porto
- Sant'Angelo Lodigiano
- Santo Stefano Lodigiano
- Secugnago
- Senna Lodigiana
- Somaglia
- Sordio
- Tavazzano con Villavesco
- Terranova dei Passerini
- Turano Lodigiano
- Valera Fratta
- Villanova del Sillaro
- Zelo Buon Persico
Transport
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Motorways
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Autostrada A1:Milan-Naples
Autostrada A58:Milan external east ring road
Railway lines
editReferences
edit- ^Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^"Provincia di Lodi". Tutt Italia. Retrieved18 August 2015.
- ^abcdDomenico, Roy Palmer (2002).The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood. pp. 196–97.ISBN 9780313307331.
- ^Christopher Kleinhenz (2004).Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 676.ISBN 978-1-135-94880-1.
External links
edit- Provincia di Lodi(in Italian)