๐ฎ๐น Sondrio is an Italian city and comune and Provincial Capital located in the heart of the Valtellina. As of 2012, Sondrio is the administrative centre for the province of Sondrio. In 2007, Sondrio was given the Alpine Town of the Year award.
History Formerly an Ancient Roman military camp, today's Sondrio was founded by the Lombards: in their language Sundrium meant "Exclusive property", referring to the status of free men (arimanni) of the holders of the city and the surrounding land.
After the fall of the Lombard Kingdom in Italy, Sondrio became part of the Holy Roman Empire. The Capitanei of Vizzola, who controlled much of the Valtellina, had it in 1040 from the emperor Henry II. From 1310 to 1335 the city was involved in the war between the Guelph and Ghibelline factions of the nearby Como, and its war against Milan. After having resisted several attacks by the Comaschi, in 1335 Sondrio and Valtellina became part of the Visconti Milanese dominions.
From the second half of the 16th century to the end of the 18th century, Sondrio was governed by the Tre Leghe Grigie ("Three Grey Leagues") of the Grisons, as the capital city of Valtellina. After the Reformation, Sondrio was the centre of heavy struggles between the Catholic Valtellinesi and the Protestant Grisons. In 1620 the citizens, led by Giacomo Robustelli, killed 180 Protestants and declared the independence of the Valtellina.
After the Napoleonic parenthesis, in which it became part of the Cisalpine Republic (later Kingdom of Italy), Sondrio with the Valtellina was annexed to the Austrian Kingdom of LombardyโVenetia, and fought gallantly for its independence.
Geography The town is located in the middle of the province, and borders with the municipalities of Albosaggia, Caiolo, Castione Andevenno, Faedo Valtellino, Montagna in Valtellina, Spriana and Torre di Santa Maria. Its hamlets (frazioni) are Arquino, Colda, Gualtieri, Ligari, Moroni, Mossini, Ponchiera, Sant'Anna, Sassella, Triangia and Triasso.
Economy The territory of Sondrio has numerous vineyards; wines produced include the Sassella and Grumello. Wine represents one of the main resources of this region, together with tourism, especially in winter.
Another important piece of Sondrio's economy is its banking industry, with the Banca Popolare di Sondrio and the Credito Valtellinese both headquartered in Sondrio and listed on the Milan Stock Exchange.
Tourist Industry The heart of Sondrio is its central Garibaldi Square. Not far from it is the Palazzo Sassi, home of the Art and History Museum of Valtellina. In a dominant position, near the ancient road to the Valmalenco, linking the town to Switzerland, stands the Masegra Castle, housing the Historical Museum of the Grisons Domination.
The church of Santi Gervasio e Protasio rebuilt in Neoclassical-style in 1838, was built in the 12th century as a Romanesque pieve and collegiate church. Other sights include the Torre Ligariana, once the collegiate's bell tower, and the Palazzo Pretorio, once the seat of the Grisons government.
Across the railway in direction of Milan there is the ancient Church of Maria della Sassella, which the local tradition dates back to the 10th century. In March 2021 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Como declared the church to be a diocesan Marian sanctuary.
Sondrio has a population of over 21,876 people. Sondrio also forms the centre of the wider Sondrio Province which has a population of over 181,403 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Sondrio has links with:
๐ซ๐ท Annecy, France ๐ท๐ด Bacฤu, Romania ๐ฆ๐น Bad Aussee, Austria ๐ฉ๐ช Bad Reichenhall, Germany ๐ฎ๐น Belluno, Italy ๐ฎ๐น Biella, Italy ๐ฎ๐น Bolzano, Italy ๐ฎ๐น Bressanone, Italy ๐จ๐ญ Brig-Glis, Switzerland ๐ซ๐ท Chambรฉry, France ๐ซ๐ท Chamonix, France ๐ซ๐ท Gap, France ๐จ๐ญ Herisau, Switzerland ๐ธ๐ฎ Idrija, Slovenia ๐ฎ๐น Lecco, Italy ๐ธ๐ฎ Maribor, Slovenia ๐ฎ๐น Morbegno, Italy ๐ซ๐ท Passy, France ๐ธ๐ฎ Radovljica, Slovenia ๐ฎ๐น Sondrio, Italy ๐ฉ๐ช Sonthofen, Germany ๐ฎ๐น Tolmezzo, Italy ๐ธ๐ฎ Tolmin, Slovenia ๐ฎ๐น Trento, Italy ๐ฆ๐น Villach, Austria๐จ๐ญ Bellinzona 46.193
๐ซ๐ท Bourg-en-Bresse 46.21
๐ซ๐ท La Rochelle 46.16
๐ท๐บ Pavlovskaya 46.15
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Julien-en-Genevois 46.144
๐จ๐ฒ Nkongsamba 9.933
๐ฉ๐ช Werra-Meiรner 9.933
๐ฉ๐ช Gรถttingen 9.938
๐ฉ๐ช Hildesheim 9.951
๐ฉ๐ช Buchholz in der Nordheide 9.867
๐ฉ๐ช Eckernfรถrde 9.835
๐ฉ๐ช Schwรคbisch Gmรผnd 9.8
๐ฉ๐ช Biberach an der Riร 9.783
๐ฉ๐ช Biberach an der Riss 9.783
Locations Near: Sondrio 9.86667,46.1667
๐ฎ๐น Bergamo 9.67,45.695 d: 54.6
๐ฎ๐น Lombardy 9.769,45.621 d: 61.2
๐ฎ๐น Lecco 9.4,45.85 d: 50.4
๐ฎ๐น Brescia 10.232,45.537 d: 75.6
๐จ๐ญ Chur 9.531,46.85 d: 80.2
๐ฎ๐น Monza 9.271,45.584 d: 79.5
๐จ๐ญ Bellinzona 9.018,46.193 d: 65.4
๐ฎ๐น Como 9.087,45.811 d: 72.1
๐ฎ๐น Cinisello Balsamo 9.217,45.55 d: 85.1
๐ฎ๐น Sesto San Giovanni 9.231,45.534 d: 85.9
Antipodal to: Sondrio -170.133,-46.167
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17193.8
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16469
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16416.5
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16310.4
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12533.1
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12450.7
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12437.7
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12432.8