Grosio

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Grosio
coat of arms
Grosio (Italy)
Grosio
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Sondrio  (SO)
Local name Great
Coordinates 46 ° 18 ′  N , 10 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 16 ′ 0 ″  E
height 656  m slm
surface 127 km²
Residents 4,471 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 35 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 23033
prefix 0342
ISTAT number 014033
Popular name Grosini
Patron saint Joseph of Nazareth ( March 19 )
Website Grosio
Grosio municipality in the province of Sondrio
Panorama of Grosio

Grosio is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 4471 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Sondrio in Lombardy .

geography

The municipality is located about 34 kilometers northeast of Sondrio on the border with Switzerland and the province of Brescia . Grosio is on the Adda . The Stelvio National Park is located a few kilometers to the northeast . The neighboring communities are Grosotto , Monno (BS), Poschiavo (CH-GR), Sondalo , Valdidentro , Valdisotto and Vezza d'Oglio (BS).

Personalities

Attractions

San Giuseppe Church
  • Park of the Rock Art , one of the most important archaeological parks in Valtellina
  • Churches of San Giuseppe and San Giorgio
  • Villa Visconti-Venosta

Economy and Transport

A hydropower plant on the Adda has a net output of more than 100 MW. Grosio is located on Strada Statale 38 del Passo Stelvio , which , coming from Lake Como , leads to the Stelvio Pass and on to Merano and Bozen .

Parish partnership

Grosio maintains an intra-Italian partnership with the municipality of Lastra a Signa in the metropolitan city of Florence .

literature

  • Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 393.
  • Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Grosio Online
  • Grosio on tuttitalia.it/lombardia

Web links

Commons : Grosio  - 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.