Sorso
Comune in Sardinia, Italy
Sorso (Sassarese: Sòssu) is a comune (municipality) of c. 14,700 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Sassari.
01Overview
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.
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- Sorso - Panorama (02).JPG by Gianni Careddu, CC BY-SA 4.0
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