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 title of city with a presidential decree on June 26, 1955.

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Codogno is a town in the Lombardy region of northern Italy with about 15,900 residents, serving as the main center for a surrounding plain area of roughly 90,000 people. The town was granted the honorary title of city by presidential decree in 1955.

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Italian comune.name: Codogno
Italian comune.official_name: Città di Codogno
Italian comune.image_skyline: Codogno-Ospedale-Soave.JPG
Italian comune.image_caption: The old Soave Hospital in Codogno.
Italian comune.image_shield: Codogno-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.image_flag: Flag blue green 3x2.svg
Italian comune.image_map: Map - IT - Lodi - Codogno.png
Italian comune.province: (LO)
Italian comune.frazioni: Maiocca, Triulza
Italian comune.mayor: Francesco Passerini
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 20.87
Italian comune.population_total: 15789
Italian comune.population_as_of: 14 October 2021
Italian comune.population_demonym: Codognesi or Codognini
Italian comune.elevation_m: 58
Italian comune.saint: Saint Blaise
Italian comune.day: 3 February
Italian comune.postal_code: 26845

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Official name: Codogno
Demonym: codognesi
Population: 15539
Area: 20.87
Elevation: 58
Official website: www.comune.codogno.lo.it
Image: Codogno-Ospedale-Soave.JPG
Dialing code: 0377
Licence plate code: LO

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Commons category: Codogno
postal code: 26845
native label: Codogno

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==History== There is evidence of a settlement dating back to Roman penetration of Gaul, where it is thought to have been used as a castrum. The Latin form of the name Codogna was "Cothoneum" and is believed to derive from the name of the consul Aurelius Cotta, conqueror of the Gauls, who inhabited these lands at that time. However, it is not until 997 C.E. that the name of the town is found in print. It is mentioned in a charter of Emperor Otto II. It has also been suggested that the name may be derived from the cydonia apple, or the melo cotogno, a variety of quince, both common in this region.