Busachi

Busachi
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Oristano  (OR)
Local name	Busache
Coordinates	40 ° 2 ′  N , 8 ° 54 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  E
height	380  m slm
surface	59.30 km²
Residents	1,241 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	21 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	09082
prefix	0783
ISTAT number	095017
Popular name	Busachesi
Patron saint	Sant'Antonio di Padova
Website	Busachi

The village of Busachi is located in the province of Oristano , in Sardinia in the historical area of Barigadu . The municipality has 1241 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and an area of ​​59.31 square kilometers.

San Bernardino in Busachi

Busachi is a hillside village divided in two by the Via Brigata Sassari (SS388). It is 380 m above sea level. The houses in the winding streets are made of red trachyte . The area around the village is densely overgrown with cork oaks .

The older residents wear their colorful costumes with great emphasis . The traditional costumes and their production are just as much a theme in the Museo del Costume e del Uno (museum) as the production of woven fabrics.

Nearby is the former Roman city of Forum Traiani (today Fordongianus ) with its Romana thermal baths and the Domus de Janas of Grugos.

Web links

Commons : Busachi  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Busachi Municipality

Individual evidence

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