Lodi

Lodi
Comune
Comune di Lodi
Piazza della Vittoria
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lodi
Lodi Location of Lodi in Italy Lodi Lodi (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°19′N 9°30′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Lodi (LO)
Frazioni	Fontana, Olmo, Riolo, San Grato
Government
• Mayor	Sara Casanova (Lega Nord)
Area
• Total	41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Population  (30 November 2012)
• Total	43,325
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/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

Lodi (Italian: [ˈlɔːdi] (listen); 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.

References

• Agnelli, Giovanni (1917). Lodi ed il suo territorio nella storia, nella geografia e nell'arte. Lodi.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Bassi, Agenore (1977). Storia di Lodi. Lodi: Edizioni Lodigraf. ISBN 88-7121-018-2.
• Mario-Giuseppe Genesi, Gli Organi Storici del Lodigiano, Piacenza, L.I.R. Editrice, 2017, pp. 720.