Sorso
Sorso Sossu | ||
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Comune | ||
Città di Sorso | ||
Panorama from Sennori | ||
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Sorso Location of Sorso in Sardinia | ||
Coordinates: 40°48′N 8°34′E / 40.800°N 8.567°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Sardinia | |
Province / Metropolitan city | Sassari (SS) | |
Frazioni | Marina di Sorso | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Giuseppe Morghen | |
Area | ||
• Total | 67.05 km2 (25.89 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) | |
Population (31 December 2008)[1] | ||
• Total | 14,718 | |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Sorsesi or Sorsensi (Italian), Sussinchi (Sassarese) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
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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