Sondalo (Sondel in Valtellinese dialect) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Milan and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Sondrio.
Sondalo | |
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| Comune di Sondalo, Città di Sondalo | |
 Aerial view of the town | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sondalo  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°20′N 10°20′E / 46.333°N 10.333°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Sondrio (SO) |
| Frazioni | Migiondo, Sommacologna, Somtiolo, Mondadizza, Grailè, Le Prese, Frontale, Fumero, Taronno, Montefeleito |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesca Giordani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.1 km2 (37.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 946 m (3,104 ft) |
| Population (December 2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,537 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sondalini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23035 |
| Dialing code | 0342 |
| Patron saint | St. Agnes |
| Saint day | 21 January |
| Website | Official website |
Sondalo borders the following municipalities: Grosio, Ponte di Legno, Valdisotto, Valfurva, and Vezza d'Oglio.
Sondalo is home to the E. Morelli Hospital, a 3000-bed facility formerly run as a tuberculosis sanitarium.
Demographic evolution
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Notable people
edit- The Italian ski mountaineers Mattia Coletti, Elisa Fleischmann, Lorenzo Holzknecht and Guido Giacomelli were born in Sondalo.
References
edit- ^ "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.
External links
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