Sormano

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Sormano Surman (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Sormano
Coat of arms
Location of Sormano
45°53′N 9°15′E / 45.883°N 9.250°E / 45.883; 9.250
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Como (CO)
Government
• Mayor	Claudio D'Elia
Area ^[1]
• Total	11.0 km² (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation	850 m (2,790 ft)
Population (31 December 2004^[2])^[3]
• Total	703
• Density	64/km² (170/sq mi)
Demonym	Sormanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22030
Dialing code	031

Sormano (Valassinese Lombard: Surman [surˈmãː]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Como. It is part of the mountain community of the Triangolo lariano, a local government with Canzo as its chief town and comprising the peninsula between the two branches of Lake Como.

Sormano borders the following municipalities: Asso, Barni, Bellagio, Caglio, Lasnigo, Magreglio, Nesso, Zelbio.

The Muro di Sormano is one of the most severe hills to have been used in road cycling. It is associated with the Giro di Lombardia.

Twin towns

San Cipriano Picentino, Italy, since 2007

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.