Cercino

Cercino
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Sondrio  (SO)
Local name	Scerscìn or Sciarscìn
Coordinates	46 ° 10 '  N , 9 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 9 '32 "  N , 9 ° 30' 30"  E
height	487  m slm
surface	6.2 km²
Residents	794 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	128 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	23016
prefix	0342
ISTAT number	014017
Popular name	Cercinesi
Patron saint	Michael (Archangel) ( September 29 )
Website	Cercino

Cercino municipality in the province of Sondrio

Cercino

Cercino is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 794 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Sondrio in Lombardy .

geography

The municipality is located about 28 kilometers west of Sondrio . The Adda flows through the southern part of the municipality . The neighboring municipalities are Mantello , Cino (Lombardy) , Traona and Morbegno .

history

The community was first mentioned around 822.

Attractions

• Parish church of Michael the Archangel with frescoes by Cesare Ligari (18th century).
• Oratory Madonna della Pietà with high altar by Giacomo Longhi from Viggiù (1768).
• Madonna della Neve church in the district of Siro.
• Church of Santa Margherita e Carlo Borromeo in the district of Piussogno.
• La Barachia di Partigian (1944).

literature

• Cercino on tuttitalia.it/lombardia

Web links

Commons : Cercino  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.