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 | Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia Romagna Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Sondrio Livigno Le Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardinia Sicily Tuscany Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Valle D Aosta Veneto | | SondrioItaly > Lombardia > SondrioSondrio Province is one of the 11 provinces of Lombardy in Italy, and the least populated. Sondrio town counts 21,642 inhabitants (2001) and is located in the northern part of Lombardy just in the very centre of Valtellina. The province covers 3,212 sq. km and has a population of 176,856 (2001), divided in 78 communes ranging in population from Sondrio to Pedesina (only 34 inhabitants) and in size from Valdidentro (244.41 sq. km) to Poggiridenti (2.93) 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. Content Referred to by This ArticleFind out more about the information contained in this article by clicking one of the links listed below. Lombardia Snippets of Articles Relating to SondrioItaly > Lombardia Lombardy (in Italian Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. Lombardy borders the regions of Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, and the country of Switzerland. Lombardy's capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy, and its capital (Milan) is the fourth largest conurbation in Europe with more than 6.5 million inhabitants. Italy > Lombardia > Lecco Lecco is an Italian city set in Lombardy 50 kilometres north of Milan; it borders a branch of the Lake of Como (named Lake of Lecco) on the west and the Lombard Alps on the east. Lecco is the capital of the province of Lecco. Italy > Lombardia > Varese Varese is a city in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan. It is the capital of the province with the same name; other important towns in the province are Busto Arsizio, Gallarate, Saronno, Tradate, Vedano Olona. | |
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