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Lodi
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| Comune di Lodi | |||
Piazza della Vittoria
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| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Lombardy | ||
| Province | Lodi (LO) | ||
| Frazioni | Fontana, Olmo, Riolo, San Grato | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) | ||
| Population
(30 November 2012)
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| • Total | 43,325 | ||
| • Density | 1,057/km2 (2,740/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Lodigiani or Laudensi | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postal code |
26900
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| Dialing code | 0371 | ||
| Patron saint | St. Bassianus | ||
| Saint day | 19 January | ||
Lodi ( Lombard: Lòd) is a city in northern Italy. Lodi is in the Lombardy Region with a population of 43,488 people (as of 2008). The people who live in Lodi are called Lodigiani. Lodi is famous for a cake called Tortionata.
Lodi was built after the destruction of the ancient roman city of Laus Pompeia during the war with Milan.
The construction of the new city was aided by the German emperor Frederick I Barbarossa.
Sister Cities
Constance, Germany
Lodi, California, United States
Omegna, Italy.
Fontainebleau, France.
- Mario-Giuseppe Genesi, Gli Organi Storici del Lodigiano, Piacenza, L.I.R. Editrice, 2017, pp. 720.
See also
In Spanish: Lodi para niños
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