Codogno

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Codogno
coat of arms
Codogno (Italy)
Codogno
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Lodi  (LO)
Local name Codogn / Cudògn
Coordinates 45 ° 10 '  N , 9 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 9 '36 "  N , 9 ° 42' 16"  E
height 58  m slm
surface 20 km²
Residents 15,994 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 800 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 26845
prefix 0377
ISTAT number 098019
Popular name Codognesi
Patron saint San Biagio
Website Codogno

Codogno is a town with 15,994 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lodi in the Italian region of Lombardy . It is located 58 km southeast of Milan , 25 km southeast of Lodi and 15 km north of Piacenza .

geography

Codogno is the center of the Basso Lodigiano , the fertile plain between the Lower Adda and the Po . The municipality includes the villages of Maiocca and Triulza.

The neighboring municipalities are Castelgerundo , Casalpusterlengo , Fombio , Maleo , San Fiorano , Somaglia and Terranova dei Passerini .

traffic

The ancient course of the Via Emilia is preserved in the course of the Via Roma and the Via Vittorio Emanuele. The modern state road 9 leads west of the city past Lodi to Milan. The next motorway exit is Piacenza Nord on the A1 Autostrada del Sole .

Codogno train station is a hub with connections to Piacenza, Cremona , Pavia and Milan.

history

Codogno was founded in the 3rd century BC. Founded with the formation of the Roman province Gallia cisalpina . The place probably goes back to a pre-Roman Celtic settlement. In the Middle Ages it belonged to the Bishops of Lodi. In 1965 Codogno received town charter.

In 2020, it was identified as the center of the COVID-19 pandemic in northern Italy and declared a red zone with Castiglione d'Adda , Casalpusterlengo, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico , Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo and San Fiorano.

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 11,642 11,599 11,925 10,890 11,424 12,253 14,979 14,136 14,408

Source: ISTAT

politics

Emanuele Dossena ( PdL ) was elected mayor in May 2006. His center-right alliance also has the majority in the municipal council with 13 out of 20 seats.

Twin cities

Districts

Within the area next to the main town which are fractions Maiocca and Triulza and residential places Catanzino, Cucca and Sigola.

Personalities

  • Angelo Pietrasanta (born November 27, 1834 in Codogno, † June 4, 1876 in Lodi ), painter
  • Giovanni Varesi (born December 2, 1874 in Codogno; † January 30, 1946 in Locarno ), Italian, from 1909 from Vira (today the municipality of Gambarogno TI ), doctor, politician, city councilor, councilor, founder of the Libera Stampa newspaper
  • Rino Fisichella (born August 25, 1951 in Codogno), Curial Archbishop, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University, Chaplain of the Italian Parliament
  • Maurizio Milani (born May 20, 1961 in Milan), writer and comedian
  • Eddy Ratti (born April 4, 1977 in Codogno), racing cyclist
  • Bruno Rizzi (born November 3, 1983 in Codogno), racing cyclist

Web links

Commons : Codogno  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Ljubomir Milasin: Coronavirus: Life stands still in Lombardy. In: Wiener Zeitung . February 23, 2020, accessed March 14, 2020 .
  3. ↑ ISTAT - Dettaglio località abitate
  4. ↑ Pasquale Genasci: Giovanni Varesi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .