Morbegno (Italian: [morˈbeɲɲo]; Lombard: Morbegn [murˈbɛɲ] or Murbegn [myrˈbɛɲ]; German: Morbend) is a little town in the low Valtellina Valley in Italy, on the left side of the Adda river. It is part of the province of Sondrio of Lombardy.

Morbegno
Morbegn / Murbegn (Lombard)
Città di Morbegno
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Coat of arms of Morbegno
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Morbegno is located in Italy
Morbegno
Morbegno
Location of Morbegno in Italy
Morbegno is located in Lombardy
Morbegno
Morbegno
Morbegno (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 46°08′N 9°34′E / 46.133°N 9.567°E / 46.133; 9.567
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceSondrio (SO)
FrazioniCampo Erbolo, Campovico, Desco, Paniga, Valle, Categno, Cermeledo, Arzo, Cerido. Localities: La Corte, Campione.
Government
 • MayorAndrea Ruggeri (CambiaMorbegno (civic list))
Area
 • Total14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (Mar. 31, 2016)[2]
 • Total12,214
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
DemonymMorbegnesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23017
Dialing code0342
Patron saintSaints Peter and Paul
Saint dayJune 29
WebsiteOfficial website
Façade of the church of San Giovanni Battista.

Given its proximity to the San Marco Pass, which connects the Valtellina with the Val Brembana, it played an important role in the past as a passage for trade and transport to and from northern Europe.

In 2007, it started a project to become a leader in sustainability, by involving the population in a participatory design process, presently labelled "Morbegno 2020". Morbegno is partnering with the international non-profit organization The Natural Step to design a vision of what the people living in Morbegno want to create in the long term, and choose the strategic path to move towards the vision from the present reality.

Morbegno has also been selected as a pilot city in the Di.Mo.Stra. project, by the Association of Italian Municipalities for the diffusion of Strategic Planning models. Finally, on November 21, 1966, it received the honorary title of town with a presidential decree.

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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. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.