Casalpusterlengo

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Casalpusterlengo

45°11′N 9°39′E / 45.183°N 9.650°E / 45.183; 9.650CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceLodi (LO)FrazioniBorasca, Vittadone, ZorlescoGovernment

• MayorElia Dal Miglio (Centre-Right)Area

^[1]

• Total25.61 km² (9.89 sq mi)Elevation

60 m (200 ft)Population

(31 December 2017)^[2]

• Total15,280 • Density600/km² (1,500/sq mi)DemonymCasaliniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

26841, 26829

Dialing code0377WebsiteOfficial website

Casalpusterlengo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Lodi.

It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on October 30, 1975. The town has a Baroque church of Santi Bartolomeo e Martino, which was built in the 14th century but refurbished between 1602 and 1610. The town also has a communal palace and a tower from the medieval castle.

Casalpusterlengo borders the following municipalities: Turano Lodigiano, Secugnago, Brembio, Terranova dei Passerini, Codogno, Ospedaletto Lodigiano, and Somaglia.

Notable people

Carlo Arcari, Footballer
Angelo Arcari (1907-1985), Footballer
Pietro Arcari (1909-1988), Footballer
Bruno Arcari (1915-2004), Footballer
Nino Staffieri (1931-2018), Roman Catholic Bishop

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.