Country Italy Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website Official website Local time Sunday 12:09 AM Postal code 23023 Dialling code 0342 | Elevation 800 m (2,600 ft) Dialing code 0342 Area 114.8 km² Province Province of Sondrio Region Lombardy | |
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Province / Metropolitan city Province of Sondrio (SO) Weather 4°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Chiesa in Valmalenco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Milan and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. The English for "Chiesa in Valmalenco" is "Valmalenco's Chapel": it is indeed the most important village of the Valmalenco valley (a lateral valley of Valtellina). The area near Chiesa in Valmalenco is famous for alpine skiing and the particular geology of the surrounding mountains. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,714 and an area of 114.8 square kilometres (44.3 sq mi).
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Map of Chiesa in Valmalenco, Province of Sondrio, Italy
Chiesa in Valmalenco borders the following municipalities: Buglio in Monte, Caspoggio, Lanzada, Sils im Engadin/Segl (Switzerland), Stampa (Switzerland), Torre di Santa Maria, Val Masino.
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The following web sites collect free photos of Chiesa in Valmalenco and other municipalities of the Valtellina area and Province of Sondrio.
The town of Chiesa in Valmalenco:
The mountains of Valmalenco valley surrounding Chiesa in Valmalenco: