Bormio

Bormio
Bormio
	Bormio and Valfurva from 10 km (6 mi) above
Location	Bormio, Italy
Nearest major city	Bormio
Vertical	1786 m - (5862 ft)
Top elevation	3012 m - (9882 ft)
Base elevation	1224 m - (4019 ft)
Skiable area	75 km² - (29.0 sq.mi.)
Trails	44
Longest run	3.7 mi (6.0 km)
Lift system	14 (3 gondolas, 5 chairlifts, 4 drag lifts, 2 other)
Lift capacity	16,000 skiers/hr
Snowfall	300 cm - (118 in.)
Snowmaking	12 km² - (4.6 sq.mi.), 35%
Website	Bormio.it

Bormio
Bormio
Comune
	Comune di Bormio
	The Primary School, with the World War I memorial by Egidio Gunella di Viggiù (1864-1934)
	Location of Bormio
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Sondrio (SO)
Frazioni	none
Area
• Total	41 km2 (16 sq mi)
Elevation	1,225 m (4,019 ft)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	4,088
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Bormini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	23032
Dialing code	0342
Patron saint	Gervasius and Protasius
Saint day	19 June
Website	Official website

Bormio (Lombard: Bormi Romansh: Buorm) is a town and comune located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy. It has a population of 4,200. In addition to modern skiing facilities, the town is noted for the presence of several hot springs that have been tapped to provide hot spring water to spa baths at Bagni Vecchi, Bagni Nuovi and Terme di Bormio.

Geography

Bormio lies at the top of the Valtellina valley formed by the Adda River. It is linked to other valleys via four passes:

History

Due to its thermal baths, Bormio has long been a tourist attraction. Members of the Roman aristocracy travelled to Bormio in order to enjoy warm baths in the mountainous scenery. Most of these thermal baths are still in use today.

The town is centred around the historic Piazza Cavour and Via Roma, a historic main trading point on the route from Venice to Switzerland. Bormio retains its unique medieval town centre, attracting many tourists, mainly Italian, from Milan and other cities.

Alpine skiing

The village hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships twice, in 1985 and 2005. There are 50 kilometres (31 miles) of marked ski runs, the longest run of which is 6 kilometres (4 miles), served by 14 lifts and several ski schools.

Bormio is a regular stop on the World Cup circuit, usually with a men's downhill in late December. The Pista Stelvio, named after Stelvio Pass, is one of the most challenging downhill courses in the world. It is second-longest course on the World Cup circuit, behind only the Lauberhorn in Wengen, Switzerland. For the December 2010 World Cup race, the Stelvio had a vertical drop of 1,010 metres (3,314 feet) on a course length of 3.27 km (2.03 mi); the winning time was just under two minutes.^[3]

Alpine Ski Maps.com - winter map - Bormio

Points of interest

Giardino Botanico Alpino "Rezia"

Notable people

The Olympic skiing brothers Erminio, Giacinto and Stefano Sertorelli were born in Bormio.
The Italian ski mountaineers Francesca Martinelli and Roberta Pedranzini were born in Bormio.
The 6 times world champion runner Marco De Gasperi was born in Bormio.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ FIS-ski.com - World Cup downhill results - Bormio - 2010-Dec-29

External links

[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v11-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v11-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[3] FIS-ski.com - World Cup downhill results - Bormio - 2010-Dec-29

[1]

[2]

[3]