Sorso
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| Sorso | |||
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| Città di Sorso | |||
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| Coordinates: 40°48′N 8°34′E / 40.8°N 8.567°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Sardinia | ||
| Province | 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 | 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 (Sardinian: Sòssu, Sassarese: Sòssu) is a comune (municipality) of c. 14,700 inhabitants in the province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 8 km north of Sassari.
[edit] 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 with influences from Pisan, Genoese and Corsican dialects.
The giudice (king) Barisone III of Torres was assassinated at Sorso during a peasant revolt in 1236.
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[edit] External links
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