Cosio Valtellino
Encyclopedia
Cosio Valtellino is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Sondrio
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 80 km northeast of Milan
and about 25 km west of Sondrio
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Cosio Valtellino borders the following municipalities: Bema
, Cercino
, Mantello
, Morbegno
, Rasura
, Rogolo
, Traona
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Sondrio
Province of Sondrio
The Province of Sondrio is in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the town of Sondrio.It has an area of 3,212 km², and a total population of 176,856...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 80 km northeast of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 25 km west of Sondrio
Sondrio
Sondrio is an Italian town and comune located in the heart of the Valtellina. Sondrio counts approximately 22,000 inhabitants and it is the administrative centre for the Lombard Province of Sondrio.- History :...
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Cosio Valtellino borders the following municipalities: Bema
Bema (SO)
Bema is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 25 km west of Sondrio....
, Cercino
Cercino
Cercino is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 30 km west of Sondrio. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 708 and an area of 6.2 km²....
, Mantello
Mantello
Mantello is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 30 km west of Sondrio. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 704 and an area of 3.7 km²....
, Morbegno
Morbegno
Morbegno is a little town in the low Valtellina Valley in Italy, on the left side of the Adda river. It is part of the province of Sondrio of Lombardy. In 2007, Morbegno started a project to become a leader in sustainability, by involving the population in a participatory design process,...
, Rasura
Rasura
Rasura is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 25 km southwest of Sondrio. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 297 and an area of 5.5 km².Rasura borders the following municipalities: Bema,...
, Rogolo
Rogolo
Rogolo is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 30 km west of Sondrio...
, Traona
Traona
Traona is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 80 km northeast of Milan and about 25 km west of Sondrio. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,314 and an area of 6.2 km²....
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