Sorisole

Sorisole ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Bergamo The Province of Bergamo ( it, provincia di Bergamo; lmo, proìnsa de Bèrghem) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,112,187 (2017), an area of , and contains 243 '' comuni''. Its capital is the city of Bergamo. ...

in the

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region of

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, located about northeast of

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...

and about north of

Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Com ...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,507 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Sorisole contains the ''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...

'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Petosino and Azzonica. Sorisole borders the following municipalities:

Almè Almè ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northwest of Bergamo. Almè borders the following municipalities: Almenno San Bartolomeo ...

Paladina Paladina is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northwest of Bergamo. Paladina borders the following municipalities: Almè, Almenno San Bartolome ...

, Ponteranica, Sedrina, Villa d'Almè, Zogno. Part of Sorisole's territory is part of

Parco dei Colli di Bergamo Parco dei Colli di Bergamo is a natural park in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. Geography The park has a surface of and covers part of the city of Bergamo and of the surrounding municipalities. The largest part of the surf ...

and is crossed by river

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