Grosio

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Grosio
Gros (Lombard)
Comune di Grosio
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Location of Grosio
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Location of Grosio in Italy
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Grosio
Grosio (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 46°18′N10°17′E / 46.300°N 10.283°E / 46.300; 10.283
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Province of Sondrio (SO)
Frazioni Tiolo, Ravoledo
Government
  MayorAntonio Pruneri
Area
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  Total127.0 km2 (49.0 sq mi)
Elevation
656 m (2,152 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2017) [2]
  Total4,431
  Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Demonym Grosini
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23033
Dialing code 0342
Website Official website

Grosio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡrɔːzjo] ; Lombard : Gros) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Milan and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland.

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The municipality of Grosio contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Tiolo, Vernuga and Ravoledo.

Grosio borders the following municipalities: Grosotto, Monno, Poschiavo (Switzerland), Sondalo, Valdidentro, Valdisotto, Vezza d'Oglio.

Main sights

Castello Nuovo Parco Grosio Castello Nuovo SE.jpg
Castello Nuovo
The Rupe Magna. Parco Grosio La Rupe Magna.jpg
The Rupe Magna.

Twin towns

Grosio is twinned town with:

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