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Encyclopedia Britannica



BORMIO (Ger. Worms)

This article appears in Volume V04, Page 255 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BLA-BOS
BORMIO (Ger. Worms) , a
town
  of
Lombardy
 ,
Italy
 , in the province of
Sondrio
 , 412 M. N.E. of the
town
  of
Sondrio
 . Pop. (19o1) 1814. It is situated in the Valtellina (the valley of the
Adda
 ), 4020 ft. above sea-level, at the foot of the Stelvio pass, and, owing to its position, was of some military importance in the
middle
  ages. It contains interesting churches and picturesque towers. A
cemetery
  of pre-
Roman
  date was discovered at
Bormio
  in 1820.
The baths of
Bormio
 , 2 M. farther up the valley, are mentioned by Pliny and
Cassiodorus
 , the secretary of Theodoric, and are much frequented.


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