Arzachena

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Arzachena
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Arzachena (Italy)
Arzachena
Country Italy
region Sardinia
province Sassari  (SS)
Local name Alzachena / Altzaghèna
Coordinates 41 ° 5 '  N , 9 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 5 '0 "  N , 9 ° 23' 0"  E
height 85  m slm
surface 228.61 km²
Residents 13,815 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 60 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 07021
prefix 0789
ISTAT number 090006
Popular name Arzachenesi
Patron saint Santa Maria della Neve
Website Arzachena
Arzachena, panorama (01) .jpg

Arzachena in the province of Sassari in Italy is a Sardinian town with 13,815 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Arzachena is situated on the SS 125 , 25 kilometers from Olbia , the ferry port to the mainland, and just as far from Santa Teresa Gallura , the ferry port to Corsica . Arzachena is part of the Gallura region not far from the Costa Smeralda and the Bay of Arzachena Golf . The neighboring towns are Luogosanto , Luras , Olbia , Palau , Sant'Antonio di Gallura and Tempio Pausania .

The municipality includes the Costa Smeralda, which is rich in bays, beaches and granite rocks and where the tourist town of Porto Cervo is located.

Attractions

There are many remains of the Protonuragic and Nuragic periods near Arzachena . The nuragic settlement of Malchittu is interesting with some round huts and nuraghi remains, as well as the one from the 10th century BC. Malchittu temple dating from the 3rd century BC. The bizarre weathering of trachytes there and archaeological sites, which are often unique on the island, led to the fact that there was talk of an Arzachena culture for a while . Today it is clear that the monuments are only variants within the framework of the Sardinian cultures .

"Il Fungo" (The Mushroom), a rock formation above the city

Some sites can be visited for a fee. These include:

Coddu Vecchiu
Via Cavallotti in Arzachena

In Roman times the Turibulu (m) major (Turibulum = incense altar) was located here.

traffic

Arzachena has a train station on the Sassari – Palau railway line , which is regularly served by Trenino Verde trains in summer . Trains run from Palau to Tempio Pausania , from there connections to the trains to Sassari .

Trivia

The song Über den Ozean by Joachim Witt is dedicated to Arzachena.

literature

  • Eberhard Fohrer: Sardinia 2005

Web links

Commons : Arzachena  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.