Sorso
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Country | Italy | |
region | Sardinia | |
province | Sassari (SS) | |
Local name | Sossu | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 48 ' N , 8 ° 34' E | |
surface | 67.05 km² | |
Residents | 14,792 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 221 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 07037 | |
prefix | 079 | |
ISTAT number | 090069 | |
Popular name | Sorsesi or Sorsensi (ital.) Sossincos (sard.) | |
Patron saint | San Pantaleo | |
Website | Sorso | |
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Sorso ( Sardinian Sossu) is an Italian municipality in the north of Sardinia , along the Marina di Sorso coast, on the Gulf of Asinara between Porto Torres and Castelsardo , next to the capital of the province of Sassari and has 14,792 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
The neighboring municipalities are Castelsardo , Sassari , Sennori and Tergu .
economy
Various foods are produced in and around Sorso, such as olive oil , vegetables, wine and cheese. The municipality gives its name to the lovely Muscatel wine, Moscato di Sorso-Sennori .
An important branch of the economy in addition to trade is tourism.
traffic
Sorso is the terminus of the Sassari – Sorso railway line coming from Sassari , which is regularly served by FdS trains.
Web links
Commons : Sorso - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.