Campodolcino (''Candulscin'' in
Chiavennasque dialect) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Sondrio in the
Italian
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region
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
, located about north of
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
and about northwest of
Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,077 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
The municipality of Campodolcino contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Fraciscio, Motta (the site of the
Shrine of Our Lady of Europe
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It belongs to the European Maria ...
), Strarleggia and Tini.
Campodolcino borders the following municipalities:
Madesimo
Madesimo (, called Isolato until 1983) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland.
Madesimo borders the ...
,
Mesocco
Mesocco ( Lombard: ''Mesòch'') is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
The first human settlement in the area dates back to the Mesolithic era. Stone tools dating to about 6000 BC have been found in the ...
(Switzerland),
Piuro
Piuro (''Piür'' in the Chiavenna, local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. As of ...
,
San Giacomo Filippo
San Giacomo Filippo ( Alpine Lombard: ''San Giacum'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland. As of ...
.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.comune.campodolcino.so.it/www.prolococampodolcino.it/www.sanluigiguanella.it/
Cities and towns in Lombardy
Valle Spluga
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