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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Sondrio (SO)

Demonym(s)
  
Bormini

Elevation
  
1,225 m

Region
  
Lombardy

Frazioni
  
none

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Province of Sondrio

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 57% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Bacino di San Giacomo, Cima Piazzi, Monte Sobretta, Comunità montana Alta Valte, Bormio Ski

Bormio (Lombard: Bormi, Romansh:  Buorm , German: Worms im Veltlintal) 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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Map of 23032 Bormio Province of Sondrio, 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.

Geography

Bormio lies in the northeast of the Lombardy region at the top of the Valtellina, a broad glacial valley formed by the Adda River that flows down into Lake Como. It is linked to other valleys via four passes:

  • South Tyrol via the Stelvio Pass
  • Val Müstair via the Umbrail Pass
  • Livigno via the Foscagno Pass
  • Ponte di Legno via the Gavia Pass

    • History

    Due to its thermal baths at Bagni Vecchi, Bagni Nuovi and Terme di Bormio, Bormio has long been a tourist attraction. Members of the Roman aristocracy already 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 on 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. Both times it was a cohosting together with Santa Caterina di Valfurva. 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.

    Main sights

  • Giardino Botanico Alpino "Rezia"

    • People

  • The Olympic skiing brothers Erminio, Giacinto and Stefano Sertorelli were born in Bormio.
  • The best coach of the Italian national ski team from 1970-1976, Oreste Peccedi, was born and still lives in the famous 'flower house' 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.
  • The Italo-Australian ski holiday planner, Tania Peccedi (daughter of Oreste Peccedi) was born and raised in Bormio.

    • International relations

    Bormio is twinned with:

  • Huez, France, since 2005.
  • Qakh, Azerbaijan, since 2014.
  • Bellpuig, Spain

    • References

    Bormio Wikipedia
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