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Lodi
Lòd (Lombard) | |||||||
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| Comune di Lodi | |||||||
 Piazza della Vittoria | |||||||
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  Lodi Location of Lodi in Italy  Lodi Lodi (Lombardy) | |||||||
| Coordinates: 45°19′N 9°30′E / 45.317°N 9.500°E | |||||||
| Country | Italy | ||||||
| Region | Lombardy | ||||||
| Province | Lodi (LO) | ||||||
| Frazioni | Fontana, Olmo, Riolo, San Grato | ||||||
| Government | |||||||
| • Mayor | Andrea Furegato[1] (Democratic Party) | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• Total | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) | ||||||
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) | ||||||
| Population (30 April 2025)[3] | |||||||
• Total | 45,375 | ||||||
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) | ||||||
| Demonym | Lodigiani or Laudensi | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||||||
| Postal code | 26900 | ||||||
| Dialing code | 0371 | ||||||
| Patron saint | St. Bassianus | ||||||
| Saint day | 19 January | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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Lodi (/ˈloʊdi/ LOH-dee, Italian: [ˈlɔːdi] ⓘ;[6] Ludesan: Lòd)[7] is an Italian comune with 45,375 inhabitants[3], serving as the capital of the province of the same name in Lombardy[8].
The city was founded on 3 August 1158 by Frederick Barbarossa[9], following the destruction of the ancient village of Laus Pompeia, a former Roman municipium, episcopal see, and free commune[10]. During the Renaissance, Lodi experienced a period of significant artistic and cultural splendor, notably after hosting the signing of the historic treaty between the pre-unification Italian states, known as the Treaty of Lodi, in 1454[11].
In the 21st century, Lodi has become a major industrial hub for cosmetics, crafts, and cheese production[12]. It also serves as a reference point for a region primarily dedicated to agriculture and livestock farming; due to this characteristic, Lodi was chosen as the location for the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Milan[13] and the Parco Tecnologico Padano[14], one of the most qualified research institutes in Europe in the field of agri-food biotechnology[15][16].
The city also has a well-developed tertiary sector and tourism industry: Lodi is recognized as one of the art cities of the Po Valley and is notable for several important monuments, including the Cathedral, the Civic Temple of the Crowned Virgin, the Church of San Francesco, the Church of Sant'Agnese, and Palazzo Mozzanica[12][17].
- ^ "Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali".
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Bilancio demografico mensile anno 2025 (dati provvisori), su demo.istat.it, ISTAT".
- ^ "Classificazione sismica (XLS), su rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it".
- ^ "Tabella dei gradi/giorno dei Comuni italiani raggruppati per Regione e Provincia" (PDF).
- ^ "Lodi". RAI – Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Pezzini (2000, entry "Lòd").
- ^ "Decreto legislativo 6 marzo 1992, n. 251, articolo 1". 1992..
- ^ Bassi (1977, pp. 30–31).
- ^ Bassi (1977, pp. 17–26).
- ^ Bassi (1977, pp. 55–59).
- ^ a b Dossi (2005, entry "Lodi").
- ^ "Medicina veterinaria". University of Milan. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Perché a Lodi". Parco Tecnologico Padano. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Belloni, Caterina (18 October 2006). "Research, the Lombard challenge: "Now we import brains"". Corriere della Sera. p. 13.
- ^ Caruso, Andrea (25 March 2013). "The "DNA" of the peach unveiled in Lodi, a 4,000-year-old story". Il Cittadino. p. 12.
- ^ Belloni, Caterina (14 February 1999). "Lodi among the "art cities" of the Po basin". Corriere della Sera. p. 47.