Cavenago d'Adda is a comune

Comune

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(municipality) in the Province of Lodi

Province of Lodi

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 in the Italian

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 region Lombardy

Lombardy

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, located about 40 km southeast of Milan

Milan

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 and about 7 km southeast of Lodi. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,200 and an area of 16.2 km².

The municipality of Cavenago d'Adda contains the frazioni

Frazione

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(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Caviaga and Soltarico.

Cavenago d'Adda borders the following municipalities: Corte Palasio

Corte Palasio

Corte Palasio is a town and comune in the province of Lodi, in Lombardy ....

, Abbadia Cerreto

Abbadia Cerreto

Abbadia Cerreto is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km southeast of Milan and about 7 km southeast of Lodi...

, Casaletto Ceredano

Casaletto Ceredano

Casaletto Ceredano is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km southeast of Milan and about 40 km northwest of Cremona...

, Credera Rubbiano

Credera Rubbiano

Credera Rubbiano is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 35 km northwest of Cremona...

, San Martino in Strada

San Martino in Strada

San Martino in Strada is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km southeast of Milan and about 7 km southeast of Lodi...

, Turano Lodigiano

Turano Lodigiano

Turano Lodigiano is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 13 km east of Lodi....

, Mairago

Mairago

Mairago is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km southeast of Milan and about 7 km southeast of Lodi....

, Ossago Lodigiano

Ossago Lodigiano

Ossago Lodigiano is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southeast of Milan and about 8 km southeast of Lodi....

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History

Already populated in Roman times, Cavenago d'Adda belonged to the bishop of Lodi (X century), and was later a fief of the family of Fissiraga (1297-1482), the Bocconi of Mozzanica, and finally of the Cavenaghi Clerici. Included the population of Persia.

In the Napoleonic era (1809-16) was attached to the municipality of Cavenago Robecco again become independent with the constitution of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Veneto.

In 1863 he assumed the official name of Cavenago Cavenago d'Adda [2], to distinguish itself from Cavenago of Brianza.

In 1869 the municipality of Cavenago d'Adda were aggregated and common Caviaga Soltarico [3].

In 1937 the population of Persia, passed some time on the right bank of the Adda in response to a flood, was assigned to the municipality of Casaletto Ceredano.

After the Second World War, in the hamlet of Caviaga were discovered by AGIP important reserves of natural gas.