Tirano, Province of Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy
๐ฎ๐น Tirano is a town in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio in northern Italy. It is adjacent to the Switzerland-Italy border. The river Adda flows through the town.
Tourist Industry Located nearby is the Catholic shrine of the Madonna di Tirano, a major tourist attraction. The shrine is dedicated to the appearance of the Blessed Mother to Mario Degli Omodei on September 29, 1504, an event religious pilgrims credit with ending a pestilence.
The Museo Etnografico Tiranese (MET) is an ethnographic museum and located nearby the Basilica Madonna di Tirano in an 18th-century Palazzo, the Casa del Penitenziere (Penitent's House).
The museum of Palazzo Salis in the old town of Tirano is an example of the use of trompe l'oeil to create the illusion of architectural features.
Transportation Tirano has two neighbouring railway stations. One, a standard gauge station, is operated by Trenitalia, the state railway company, and is terminus of the TiranoโLecco railway.
The other, a metre gauge station, is operated by the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). The line of the Bernina Railway connects St. Moritz (Canton of Graubรผnden/Switzerland) with Tirano. The complete line was opened in 1910. In 2008 the Bernina Railway as well as the Albula Railway were added by UNESCO to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Tirano has a population of over 9,053 people. Tirano also forms part of the wider Sondrio Province which has a population of over 181,403 people. Tirano is situated near Sondrio.
Tirano is a member of the Cittaslow Network with: ๐ฉ๐ช รberlingen ๐ต๐ฑ Prudnik ๐ฎ๐ช Clonakilty ๐ฎ๐ธ Djรบpivogur ๐ฎ๐น Teglio ๐ฎ๐น Massa Marittima ๐จ๐ณ Fuli ๐ฎ๐น Suvereto ๐น๐ท Foรงa ๐ฎ๐น Marradi ๐บ๐ธ Sonoma ๐ฉ๐ช Michelstadt ๐ญ๐บ Hรณdmezลvรกsรกrhely ๐ฆ๐น Enns ๐ต๐ฑ Reszel ๐ฉ๐ช Deidesheim ๐ฎ๐น Brisighella ๐ต๐ฑ Lidzbark Warminski ๐ฉ๐ช Penzlin ๐น๐ท Mudurnu
๐ซ๐ท Bourg-en-Bresse 46.21
๐จ๐ฆ Charlottetown 46.233
๐ฒ๐ณ Arvaikheer 46.25
๐จ๐ญ Bellinzona 46.193
๐ซ๐ท La Rochelle 46.16
๐ณ๐ด Sandefjord 10.217
๐ฉ๐ช Bad Salzungen 10.233
๐ฉ๐ช Schweinfurt 10.233
Locations Near: Tirano 10.1667,46.2
๐ฎ๐น Sondrio 9.867,46.167 d: 23.4
๐ฎ๐น Brescia 10.232,45.537 d: 73.9
๐ฎ๐น Lombardy 9.769,45.621 d: 71.4
๐ฎ๐น Bergamo 9.67,45.695 d: 68
๐ฎ๐น Lecco 9.4,45.85 d: 70.8
๐จ๐ญ Chur 9.531,46.85 d: 87.1
๐ฎ๐น Trento 11.119,46.07 d: 74.8
๐ฆ๐น Bludenz 9.817,47.133 d: 107.2
Antipodal to: Tirano -169.833,-46.2
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17185.6
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16464.7
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16411.5
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16321.5
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12535.6
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12452.6
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12439.5
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12434.6