Fombio (
Lodigiano: ) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Lodi
The province of Lodi ( it, provincia di Lodi; Ludesan: ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy
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in the
Italian
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region
Lombardy, located about southeast of
Milan
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and about southeast of
Lodi.
It was the site of the
Battle of Fombio
The Battle of Fombio was fought between the French Army of Italy led by Napoleon Bonaparte and the Austrian army under ''Feldzeugmeister'' Johann Peter Beaulieu between 7 and 9 May 1796. It was the decisive strategic point of the campaign, as ...
in 1796.
Fombio borders the following municipalities:
Codogno
Codogno (; Lodigiano: ) is a town and ''comune'' of 15,868 inhabitants in the province of Lodi, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is the main center of the plain known as Basso Lodigiano, which has about 90,000 inhabitants. It received the honorary ti ...
,
Somaglia
Somaglia ( Lodigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Lodi in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Lodi.
As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,384 and an area ...
,
San Fiorano,
Santo Stefano Lodigiano,
Guardamiglio,
San Rocco al Porto.
See also
*
Retegno
Retegno is a small town within the municipality of Fombio, Lombardy, Italy.
History
Retegno had been ''Imperial Baronia'' and a Fief of Trivulzio
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References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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