Berchidda

Berchidda
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Sassari  (SS)
Local name	Belchidda
Coordinates	40 ° 47 '  N , 9 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 47 '0 "  N , 9 ° 10' 0"  E
height	290  m slm
surface	201.88 km²
Residents	2,694 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	07022
prefix	079
ISTAT number	090009
Popular name	Berchiddesi
Patron saint	Sebastian
Website	Berchidda
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Berchidda (in the Gallurese dialect Bilchidda ) is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2694 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Sassari in Sardinia . The municipality is located about 31.5 kilometers southwest of Olbia and about 14 kilometers south-southeast of Tempio Pausania .

Sights and culture

The Dolmen di Monte Acuto is located in a clearing on a high plateau at the foot of Monte Acuto, west of Berchidda.

The jazz festival Time in Jazz has been held annually in Berchidda since 1988 . It is organized by the jazz trumpeter Paolo Fresu, who was born in Berchidda .

traffic

The Strada Statale 597 di Logudoro leads through the municipality from Codrongianos to Olbia (also E 840 ). Berchidda train station is on the Cagliari – Golfo Aranci Marittima railway line .

Web links

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

• Website of the Time in Jazz festival

Individual evidence

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