an episcopal and walled city of N. Italy, capital of a cognominal province of Lombardy, on the right bank of the Adda, a tributary of the Po, 18 miles S.E. of Milan. It consists of well-built streets, and a great square, and contains several interesting public buildings. The principal of these are—the cathedral, in the Lombard style of architecture, with many fine pictures and carvings; the church of the Incoronata, founded in 1476, also containing some interesting paintings; the bishop's palace; and the town-house, a plain but handsome edifice. Besides these there are a royal college, a gymnasium, a theological school, three hospitals, a public library, and several churches and convents. The manufactures of the place consist of drif, pottery, linen, and silk. A large trade is carried on in Parmesan cheese, made in the neighbourhood. The ancient Laus Pompeia occupied a site 5 miles W. of the modern Lodi. It was, according to Pliny, settled by the Boii, a Gallic tribe, and afterwards became a Roman municipality. In the middle ages, under the name of Lodi, it became of such importance that it provoked the jealousy of the Milanese, who took and destroyed it in 1158. The inhabitants were then removed by the Emperor Frederick to the present city, which, however, never rose to the importance of its original. The site of Laus Pompeia is now occupied by a village called Lodi Vecchio. Pop. of Lodi, 18,986. In modern times Lodi is famous for the contest which took place on its bridge over the Adda, between the French under Bonaparte and the Austrians, on which occasion the latter were signalily defeated.

a province of Lombardy, or Austrian Italy, in the government of Milan, bounded N. by Bergamo and Milan, E. by Cremona and Brescia, S. by the duchy of Parma, and W. by Pavia and Milan. It is about 28 miles in length from E. to W., by nearly the same in breadth, and contains an area of 290,359 acres. The surface is flat, or gently undulating. The soil is rich and well cultivated. The chief rivers are the Po, which separates the province from Parma, the Adda, the Lambro, and the Serio. Irrigation is also extensively carried on here, especially for the production of rich pasture. The chief products are rice, maize, flax, cheese, wine, and silk. The last has been much attended to of late, and the growing of mulberry trees is rapidly extending. The cheese of Lodi called Parmesan, is famous, and its manufacture gives employment to a large number of the inhabitants. The province is divided into 7 districts, 175 communes, and 160 parishes. In the eighteenth century it formed the two provinces of Lodi and Crema; the former belonging to Milan, and the latter to Venice. Pop. (1850) 222,166. See also LOMBARDY.