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 ...

'' (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 ...

in the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

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 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 has m ...

. 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 destin ...

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 Nesso ( 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 1,294 and an area of 15.0 k ...

, Zelbio. The Muro di Sormano 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

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 (Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a count ...

, Italy, since 2007

References

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