Sorisole (

Bergamasque The Bergamasque dialect is the western variant of the Eastern Lombard group of the Lombard language. It is mainly spoken in the province of Bergamo and in the area around Crema, in central Lombardy. Bergamasque has official status in the p ...

: ) 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 Bergamo The province of Bergamo (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bergamo. The province has a population of 1,103,768 (2023), an area of , and contains 242 ''comune, comuni'' (municipali ...

in the

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region of

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, located about northeast 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 north of

Bergamo Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the Alps, alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Lake Como, Como and Lake Iseo, Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Lake Garda, Garda and Lake ...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,507 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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. The municipality of Sorisole contains the ''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') 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 consolidat ...

'' (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 Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northwest of Bergamo. Almè borders the following municipalities: Almenno San Bart ...

, Paladina,

Ponteranica Ponteranica (Bergamasque: or ) 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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,866 an ...

Sedrina Sedrina 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. As of 31 December 2010, it had a population of 2,559 and an area of .All demog ...

Villa d'Almè Villa d'Almè (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northwest of Bergamo. Villa d'Almè borders the following municipali ...

Zogno Zogno (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Bergamo. Zogno borders the following municipalities: Algua, Alzano Lom ...

. 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 Quisa.

Demographic evolution

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References

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