Torre di Santa Maria
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Torre di Santa Maria is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Sondrio
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 100 km northeast of Milan
and about 8 km north of Sondrio
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 884 and an area of 45.5 km².
The municipality of Torre di Santa Maria contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Prato, Sant'Anna, and Tornadù.
Torre di Santa Maria borders the following municipalities: Berbenno di Valtellina
, Buglio in Monte
, Caspoggio
, Castione Andevenno
, Chiesa in Valmalenco
, Montagna in Valtellina
, Postalesio
, Sondrio
, Spriana
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Sondrio
Province of Sondrio
The Province of Sondrio is in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the town of Sondrio.It has an area of 3,212 km², and a total population of 176,856...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 100 km northeast of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 8 km north of Sondrio
Sondrio
Sondrio is an Italian town and comune located in the heart of the Valtellina. Sondrio counts approximately 22,000 inhabitants and it is the administrative centre for the Lombard Province of Sondrio.- History :...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 884 and an area of 45.5 km².
The municipality of Torre di Santa Maria contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Prato, Sant'Anna, and Tornadù.
Torre di Santa Maria borders the following municipalities: Berbenno di Valtellina
Berbenno di Valtellina
Berbenno di Valtellina is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 90 km northeast of Milan and about 9 km west of Sondrio...
, Buglio in Monte
Buglio in Monte
Buglio in Monte is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 90 km northeast of Milan and about 14 km west of Sondrio...
, Caspoggio
Caspoggio
Caspoggio is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km north of Sondrio.-External links:*...
, Castione Andevenno
Castione Andevenno
Castione Andevenno is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 90 km northeast of Milan and about 5 km west of Sondrio...
, Chiesa in Valmalenco
Chiesa in Valmalenco
Chiesa in Valmalenco is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km north of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland...
, Montagna in Valtellina
Montagna in Valtellina
Montagna in Valtellina is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km northeast of Milan and about 3 km northeast of Sondrio...
, Postalesio
Postalesio
Postalesio is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 90 km northeast of Milan and about 6 km west of Sondrio...
, Sondrio
Sondrio
Sondrio is an Italian town and comune located in the heart of the Valtellina. Sondrio counts approximately 22,000 inhabitants and it is the administrative centre for the Lombard Province of Sondrio.- History :...
, Spriana
Spriana
Spriana is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km northeast of Milan and about 6 km north of Sondrio. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 101 and an area of 8.2 km²....
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