Bormio

Bormio (, , ) is a town and comune with a population of about 4,100 located in the Province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy.

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Bormio is a small town in the Italian Alps with about 4,100 residents, located in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It serves as a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio.

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Italian comune.name: Bormio
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Bormio
Italian comune.image_skyline: BORMIO panoramica.jpg
Italian comune.image_flag: Flag of Bormio.svg
Italian comune.image_caption: Panoramic view
Italian comune.province: (SO)
Italian comune.frazioni: none
Italian comune.mayor: Silvia Cavazzi
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 41
Italian comune.population_total: 4088
Italian comune.population_demonym: Bormini
Italian comune.elevation_m: 1225
Italian comune.saint: Gervasius and Protasius
Italian comune.day: 19 June
Italian comune.postal_code: 23032
Italian comune.area_code: 0342
Ski area.name: Bormio
Ski area.picture: Bormio_and_Valfurva_at_10000m.jpg

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Alpine skiing
Main sights
Notable people
Twin cities and towns
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Bormio (, , ) is a town and comune with a population of about 4,100 located in the Province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy.

The centre of the upper Valtellina valley, it is a popular winter sports resort. It was the site of the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1985 and 2005, and annually hosts the Alpine Ski World Cup. In addition to modern skiing facilities, the town is noted for the presence of several hot springs that have been tapped to provide water to three thermal baths.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bormio” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.