Sorso
Comune in Sardinia, Italy
Sorso Sossu | |
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Comune | |
Città di Sorso | |
Panorama from Sennori | |
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Location of Sorso ![]() | |
40°48′N 8°34′E / 40.800°N 8.567°E / 40.800; 8.567 | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Province | Sassari (SS) |
Frazioni | Marina di Sorso |
Government | |
• Mayor | Fabrizio Demelas |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 67.05 km2 (25.89 sq mi) |
Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
Population (31 December 2008)[2] | |
• Total | 14,718 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Sorsesi or Sorsensi (Italian), Sussinchi (Sassarese) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 07037 |
Dialing code | 079 |
Patron saint | St. Pantaleon |
Saint day | July 27 |
Sorso (Sassarese: Sòssu) is a comune (municipality) of c. 14,700 inhabitants in the province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Sassari.
Overview
Sorso is a tourist resort facing the Gulf of Asinara. Apart tourism, the economy is mostly based on agriculture. The local dialect is a variant of Sassarese.
The judike (King) Barisone III of Torres was assassinated at Sorso during a peasant revolt in 1236.
References
External links
Media related to Sorso at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of sorso at Wiktionary
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