Cavenago d'Adda explained

Cavenago d'Adda
Official Name:Comune di Cavenago d'Adda
Coordinates:45.3°N 44°W
Region:Lombardy
Province:Lodi (LO)
Frazioni:Caviaga, Soltarico
Mayor:Sergio Curti
Area Total Km2:16.2
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2218
Population As Of:30 June 2017
Population Demonym:Cavenaghini
Elevation M:73
Postal Code:26824
Area Code:0371

Cavenago d'Adda (Lodigiano: Cavenàgh) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40km (30miles) southeast of Milan and about 7km (04miles) southeast of Lodi. It is between the Adda River and the Muzza Canal.

Cavenago d'Adda borders the following municipalities: Corte Palasio, Abbadia Cerreto, Casaletto Ceredano, Credera Rubbiano, San Martino in Strada, Turano Lodigiano, Mairago, Ossago Lodigiano.

History

Already populated in ancient Roman times, in the Middle Ages the area of Cavenago d'Adda belonged to the bishop of Lodi (10th century), and was later a fief of the family of Fissiraga (1297–1482), the Bocconi of Mozzanica, and finally of the Cavenaghi Clerici. It included the population of Persia, now a frazione of Casaletto Ceredano.

In the Napoleonic era (1809–16) it was attached to the municipality of Robecco, which however became again independent after the constitution of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. In 1863 it assumed the official name of Cavenago Cavenago d'Adda, to distinguish itself from Cavenago of Brianza.

In 1869 the municipality of Cavenago d'Adda received the territories of the former communes of Caviaga and Soltarico. After World War II, in the hamlet of Caviaga AGIP discovered large reserves of natural gas.

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.