Sorso
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| Sorso Sossu |
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| Comune | |
| Città di Sorso | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Sassari (SS) |
| Frazioni | Marina di Sorso |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Morghen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.05 km2 (25.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,718 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Sorsesi or Sorsensi (Italian), Sussinchi (Sassarese) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| 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
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
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons 
The dictionary definition of sorso at Wiktionary
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