Sorso

Sorso
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Sassari  (SS)
Local name	Sossu
Coordinates	40 ° 48 '  N , 8 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 48 '0 "  N , 8 ° 34' 0"  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

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 .

Marina di Sorso

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

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