Sorso

Comune in Sardinia, Italy

Sorso

Sossu

Comune

Città di Sorso

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Sorso

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Sorso (Sardinia)

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Coordinates: 40°48′N 8°34′E﻿ / ﻿40.800°N 8.567°E﻿ / 40.800; 8.567
Country| Italy
Region| Sardinia
Province| Sassari (SS)
Frazioni| Marina di Sorso
Government

• Mayor| Fabrizio Demelas
Area

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• Total

| 67.05 km2 (25.89 sq mi)
Elevation

| 136 m (446 ft)
Population

(31 December 2008)[2]

• Total

| 14,718
• Density| 220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demonym(s)| Sorsesi or Sorsensi (Italian), Sussinchi (Sassarese)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

07037

Dialing code| 079
Patron saint| St. Pantaleon
Saint day| July 27

Sorso (Sassarese: Sòssu) is a comune (municipality) of c. 14,700 inhabitants in the province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Sassari.

## Overview

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Sorso is a tourist resort facing the Gulf of Asinara. Apart tourism, the economy is mostly based on agriculture. The local dialect is a variant of Sassarese.

The judike (King) Barisone III of Torres was assassinated at Sorso during a peasant revolt in 1236.

## References

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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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