Sormano | |
Official Name: | Comune di Sormano |
Coordinates: | 45.8833°N 24°W |
Region: | Lombardy |
Province: | Como (CO) |
Mayor: | Claudio D'Elia |
Area Total Km2: | 11.0 |
Population Total: | 703 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2004[1] |
Population Demonym: | Sormanesi |
Elevation M: | 850 |
Postal Code: | 22030 |
Area Code: | 031 |
Sormano (Valassinese Surman pronounced as /surˈmãː/) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45km (28miles) north of Milan and about 15km (09miles) 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.