Gordona 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 ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Sondrio
The Province of Sondrio ( it, provincia di Sondrio) is in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio. As of 2017, it has a population of 181,403.
History
The Province was established in 1815, withi ...
in the
Italian region
Lombardy, located about north of
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...
and about northwest of
Sondrio
Sondrio (; lmo, Sùndri; rm, Sunder; archaic german: Sünders or ; la, Sundrium) is an Italian city and ''comune'' and Provincial Capital located in the heart of the Valtellina. , Sondrio counts approximately 21,876 inhabitants (2015) and it is ...
, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,770 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
Gordona borders the following municipalities:
Cama (Switzerland),
Livo,
Lostallo (Switzerland),
Menarola
Menarola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 40 an ...
,
Mese,
Prata Camportaccio
Prata Camportaccio is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Sondrio. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,758 and an area of .All ...
,
Samolaco,
Verdabbio (Switzerland).
History
With the approval of the regional law in n. 35 of the Lombardy Region on 6 November 2015, the former municipality of
Menarola
Menarola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 40 an ...
was merged by incorporation into the municipality of Gordona,
restoring the situation prior to a decision by the
Grisons in the 18th century.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.comune.gordona.so.it/
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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