Sormano (
Valassinese lmo, Surman ) 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 Como
The Province of Como ( it, Provincia di Como; german: Provinz Como; Comasco: ) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and L ...
in the
Italian
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region
Lombardy
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, located about north 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 northeast of
Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and '' comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps ...
. It is part of the
mountain community of the
Triangolo lariano, a local government with
Canzo
Canzo (; lmo, Canz , locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of the Italian province of Como. It is the last town north of the historical Brianza region of Lombardy, capital of the Lake Como Triangle community and a regional tourism destinati ...
as its chief town and comprising the peninsula between the two branches of Lake Como.
Sormano borders the following municipalities:
Asso,
Barni,
Bellagio,
Caglio
Caglio ( Valassinese lmo, Caj ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 404 and an area of ...
,
Lasnigo,
Magreglio,
Nesso,
Zelbio
Zelbio (Comasco: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 206 and an area of .All demograph ...
.
The
Muro di Sormano
The Muro di Sormano ( en, Wall of Sormano) is a hill located in Sormano, Italy. This climb is one of the most severe to have been used in road cycling, with an average gradient of 17% and a maximum of 27%. The road up the climb, fell into disuse ...
is one of the most severe hills to have been used in road cycling. It is associated with the
Giro di Lombardia
The Giro di Lombardia ( en, Tour of Lombardy), officially ''Il Lombardia'', is a cycling race in Lombardy, Italy. It is traditionally the last of the five ' Monuments' of the season, considered to be one of the most prestigious one-day events in ...
.
Twin towns
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San Cipriano Picentino
San Cipriano Picentino is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy.
Twin towns
* Sormano
Sormano ( Valassinese lmo, Surman ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Ital ...
, Italy, since 2007
References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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