Tirano
Sign in to savethumb|left|Postcard of Palazzo Salis (now Sertoli-Salis) from 1911.|252x252px Tirano (; ) is a town and (municipality) in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy (northern Italy). It has 9,053 inhabitants (2016) and is adjacent to the Italy–Switzerland border. The river Adda flows through the town.
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Tirano is a town in the Valtellina valley in northern Italy's Lombardy region, situated near the Swiss border with a population of around 9,000 residents. The town is notable for its location along the Adda river and its proximity to Switzerland, making it a significant settlement in the province of Sondrio.
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- Tirano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Tirano
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- Tirano-Panorama.jpg
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- Flag of Tirano.svg
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- Tirano-Stemma.png
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- Map of comune of Tirano (province of Sondrio, region Lombardy, Italy).svg
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- Tirano within the Province of Sondrio
- Italian comune.province
- (SO)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Baruffini, Cologna, Madonna di Tirano, Roncaiola
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- Franco Spada
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- 32
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- Main sights
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- Notable people
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thumb|left|Postcard of Palazzo Salis (now Sertoli-Salis) from 1911.|252x252px Tirano (; ) is a town and (municipality) in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy (northern Italy). It has 9,053 inhabitants (2016) and is adjacent to the Italy–Switzerland border. The river Adda flows through the town.
==Main sights== Located nearby is the Catholic shrine of the Madonna di Tirano, a major tourist attraction. The shrine is dedicated to the appearance of the Blessed Mother to Mario Degli Omodei on 29 September 1504, an event religious pilgrims credit with ending a pestilence.