Castiglione d'Adda
Castiglione d'Adda: a Lombardian municipality
Hello everyone! Today I want to talk to you about Castiglione d'Adda, a municipality located in the province of Lodi, in Lombardy. With its 4,471 inhabitants, Castiglione d'Adda is a place rich in history, monuments, and natural beauties. Let's discover more together!
The history of Castiglione d'Adda
In Roman times, Castiglione d'Adda was crossed by the secondary branch of the Via Mediolanum-Placentia. Over the centuries, the municipality has been involved in many disputes between Milanese and Lodigiani. In 1389, it was given in fief to the Fissiraga family, then to the Fieschi, to the Pallavicino of Busseto, and from 1581 to 1602 to the counts Serbelloni. In 1863, it was officially renamed Castiglione d'Adda to distinguish it from other homonymous places. The ancient name derives from "castrum legionis" or "castrum Stiliconis" (from Stilicone, general).
The symbols of Castiglione d'Adda
The coat of arms and the gonfalon of the municipality of Castiglione d'Adda were granted by decree of the President of the Republic on July 27, 1972. The coat of arms depicts a crenellated castle with three towers, on a red and white background. The gonfalon has the same color tones, with the municipal coat of arms in the center.
The monuments of Castiglione d'Adda
Castiglione d'Adda is rich in artistic testimonies. Among the main ones, we find the Castle (then Pallavicino Serbelloni Palace), with a rectangular plan, angular towers, and a sixteenth-century façade in rustication. The parish church of the Assunta, from the sixteenth century with nineteenth-century restorations, and the Church of Santa Maria Incoronata, from the fifteenth century with subsequent renovations, are other two important architectural works.
The society of Castiglione d'Adda
Castiglione d'Adda has 4,471 inhabitants as of 2021. According to ISTAT data, as of December 31, 2008, foreigners residing in the municipality were 284, accounting for 5.87% of the population. The most represented nationalities were Morocco, Romania, India, Egypt, Albania, and Algeria.
The anthropic geography of Castiglione d'Adda
According to ISTAT, the municipal territory of Castiglione d'Adda includes the inhabited center of Castiglione d'Adda and the inhabited locality of Cascinette.
The economy of Castiglione d'Adda
The population of Castiglione d'Adda has not undergone significant numerical variations. Nevertheless, many inhabitants work outside the municipality, moving towards Milan and Codogno. Agriculture is still an important economic resource, particularly for the cultivation of corn and fodder and the breeding of dairy cattle, which provide products such as Polenghi of Lodi and the Centrale del Latte of Milan.
Here is my summary of Castiglione d'Adda. I hope I have made you discover some curiosities about this Lombardian municipality. See you next time!
