Lodi Vecchio ( Ludesan: ) is a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Lodi The province of Lodi (; Western Lombard dialects, Ludesan: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Lodi, Lombardy, Lodi. As of 2017, it has a population of 229,541 inhabitants ov ...

in the

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region

Lombardy The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...

, which is located about southeast of

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

and about west of Lodi. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on January 22, 2006.

History

As testified by its name (meaning "Old Lodi" in Italian), it occupies the site of the ancient Lodi, which originated as a Celtic/Roman town on the

Via Aemilia The Via Aemilia (, ) was a trunk Roman road in the north Italian plain, running from ''Ariminum'' (Rimini), on the Adriatic coast, to ''Placentia'' (Piacenza) on the River ''Padus'' ( Po). It was completed in 187 BC. The Via Aemilia connected a ...

, known as Laus Pompeia. In the mid-4th century it became a bishopric seat. In the 11th century it fought successfully against the more powerful

, until the latter's troops besieged and destroyed it in 1111. In 1158 the town was rebuilt by emperor

Frederick I Barbarossa Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (; ), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death in 1190. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aa ...

a few kilometers afar, originating the modern Lodi.

People

* John of Lodi

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Lodi-geo-stub