Gordona is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Sondrio
The province of Sondrio (), also known as Valtellina (the major valley of the province) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio.
As of 2024, it has a population of 179,165.
History
The prov ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...
, located about north of
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
and about northwest of
Sondrio
Sondrio (; ; ; archaic or ; ) is an Italian city, ''comune'' and administrative centre for the province of Sondrio, located in the heart of the Valtellina. , Sondrio counted approximately 21,876 inhabitants. In 2007, Sondrio was named the Alpine ...
, 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,
Mese,
Prata Camportaccio,
Samolaco
Samolaco ( or ''Samolagh'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of the regional capital Milan and about northwest of Sondrio. As of 31 December 2005, it had a population ...
,
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 was merged by incorporation into the municipality of Gordona,
restoring the situation prior to a decision by the
Grisons
The Grisons (; ) or Graubünden (),Names include:
* ;
*Romansh language, Romansh:
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* .
See also list of European regions with alternative names#G, other names. more formally the Canton of the Grisons or the Canton ...
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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