Fombio (
Lodigiano: ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Lodi
The province of Lodi ( it, provincia di Lodi; Ludesan: ) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Lodi. As of 2017, it has a population of 229,541 inhabitants over an area of c. , giving the province ...
in the
Italian
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region
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
, located about southeast of
Milan
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and about southeast of
Lodi.
It was the site of the
Battle of Fombio
The Battle of Fombio was fought between the French Army of Italy led by Napoleon Bonaparte and the Austrian army under ''Feldzeugmeister'' Johann Peter Beaulieu between 7 and 9 May 1796. It was the decisive strategic point of the campaign, as B ...
in 1796.
Fombio borders the following municipalities:
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 tit ...
,
Somaglia
Somaglia ( Lodigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Lodi in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Lodi.
As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,384 and an area ...
,
San Fiorano
San Fiorano ( Lodigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Lodi. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,724 and an area of ...
,
Santo Stefano Lodigiano
Santo Stefano Lodigiano ( Lodigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Lodi.
Santo Stefano Lodigiano borders the following municipali ...
,
Guardamiglio
Guardamiglio ( Lodigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan, about southeast of Lodi, and north of Piacenza.
Guardamiglio borders the following municipal ...
,
San Rocco al Porto.
See also
*
Retegno
Retegno is a small town within the municipality of Fombio, Lombardy, Italy.
History
Retegno had been ''Imperial Baronia'' and a Fief of Trivulzio
The House of Trivulzio is the name of an old Italian noble family, most closely associated with Mi ...
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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