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Sondrio (Lombard: "Sùndri") is a town and "comune" in the Province of Sondrio, in the region Lombardy in Italy. Sondrio town counts some 22,600 inhabitants and is located in the northern part of Lombardy just in the very centre of Valtellina. History: The area of Sondrio was populated in ancient times by the Ligures and, from the 5th century BC, by the Celts. A former Roman military camp, the today's Sondrio was founded by the Lombards: in their language "Sundrium" meant "Exclusive property", referring to the status of free men ("arimanni") of the holders of the city and the surrounding land. After the fall of the Lombard Kingdom in Italy, Sondrio became part of the Holy Roman Empire. The Capitanei of Vizzola, who controlled much of the Valtellina, had it in 1040 from the emperor Henry II. From 1310 to 1335 the city was involved in the war between the Guelph and Ghibelline factions of the nearby Como, and its war against Milan. After having resisted several attacks by the Comaschi, in ... Read more about Sondrio on Wikipedia

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