Sondrio
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| Region: | Lombardy |
| Province: | Sondrio (SO)
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| Location: | 46.1667/46°10' N lat. 9.8667/9°52' W long. |
| Area: | 20 kmē |
| Population: | 21,417 |
| Population density: | 1,071/kmē |
| Fractions: | Triangia, Moroni, S. Anna, Ponchiera |
| Elevation: | |
| Postal code: | 23100 |
| Area/distance code: | 0342 |
| ISTAT code: | 014061 |
| Fiscal code: | I829 |
| Name of habitants: | Sondriese sing. -i pl |
| Website: | www.comune.sondrio.so.it (http://www.comune.sondrio.it) |
Sondrio (Latin Sundrium) is a town in the Province of Sondrio, in the region Lombardy in Italy. Sondrio town counts 21,642 inhabitants (2001) and is located in the northern part of Lombardy just in the very centre of Valtellina.
Bounding communes
(in counterclockwise order)
- Albosaggia
- Caioli
- Castione
- Andevenno
- Faedo Valtellino
- Montagna in Valtellina
- Spriana
- Torre di Santa Maria
Its name came from the Latin Sundrium that was a kind of private property of lands cultivated directly by the landlord and his subjects.
These lands are now cultivated with wineyards and the most famous are Sassella and Grumello. Wine represents one of the main resources of this region together with tourism, especially in winter.
The heart of Sondrio is its central Garibaldi Square. Not far from it is the Palazzo Sassi that is home of the Art and History Museum of Valtellina.
External links
- Official page (http://www.comune.sondrio.it)
- Map and aerial photos
- Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=46.1667&longitude=9.8667&zoom=6) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?||=46.1667,9.8667)
- Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=9.8667&lat=46.1667&w=750&h=500)
- Coordinates: Template:Coor dmsde:Sondrio