Carbonia

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Carbonia
coat of arms
Carbonia (Italy)
Carbonia
Country Italy
region Sardinia
province South Sardegna  (SU)
Local name Carbonia / Crabonia
Coordinates 39 ° 9 '  N , 8 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 9 '0 "  N , 8 ° 31' 0"  E
height 111  m slm
surface 145.63 km²
Residents 27,611 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 190 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 09013
prefix 0781
ISTAT number 111009
Popular name Carboniensi o Carboniesi
Patron saint Pontianus
Website Carbonia
Partial view of Carbonia
Partial view of Carbonia

Carbonia is an Italian city ​​and municipality in Sardinia with 27,611 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). Carbonia is the capital of the Sud Sardegna Province, established in February 2016 .

Location and dates

Carbonia is located in the historical Sulcis region and forms its urban center. The landscape, about 70 km west of Cagliari , used to be swampy and was drained at the beginning of the 20th century.

In addition to Carbonia, the municipality also consists of the ten affiliated fractions Bacu Abis (2000 inhabitants), Barbusi, Corongiu, Cortoghiana (2700 inhabitants), Flumentepido, Genna Corriga, Is Gannaus, Medau Desogus (150 inhabitants), Serbariu and Sirri. Bacu Abis and Cortoghiana, like Carbonia, were planned on the drawing board.

The neighboring municipalities are Gonnesa , Iglesias , Narcao , Perdaxius , Portoscuso , San Giovanni Suergiu and Tratalias .

history

Carbonia was founded on November 5, 1937 by King Victor Emmanuel III. founded and inaugurated on December 18, 1938 in the presence of Benito Mussolini . The city was built for the workers of the nearby coal mines, hence the name. The mines were laid between 1936 and 1947, during which time up to 18,000 people worked here. Just two years after its foundation, the city had 29,000 inhabitants (third place in Sardinia after Cagliari and Sassari ). After the coal stores of Istria came to Yugoslavia , the Sardinian coal stores gained new importance. Therefore, in 1949, more than 60,000 people lived in Carbonia. Over time, the Sardinian coal became less important. By 1971 almost all mines were closed and the population subsequently fell to about half. To stop the decline of Carbonia, other industrial complexes were built in the 1970s and thereafter. Even so, unemployment is high.

More recently, Carbonia has experienced a boom as a service center and from 2005 to 2016 as the seat of the provincial administration (together with Iglesias ) of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias and since 2016 as the provisional capital of the province of Sud Sardegna. Carbonia has been the province's official capital since April 2017.

Attractions

  • Large Mine Serbariu: The head frames of the mine are one of the city code. One of the tunnels can be visited.
  • Museum of Coal ( Museo del carbone )
  • Archaeological Museum in the Villa Sulcis
  • Piazza Roma: The square in the city center presents itself in the typical fascist- factual style. The town hall and the parish church of St. Pontianus in neo-Romanesque style, the city theater, the leisure club (Dopolavoro) and the city tower (formerly the Lictor tower) are located on the square . Nearby is the miner's memorial.
  • Monte Sirai : On the mountain in the northwest of the city there is a Phoenician city ​​with a necropolis and tophet . There is also a nuraghe and various domus de janas .

traffic

Serbariu Railway Station

Carbonia has the station Carbonia Serbariu as passenger station, at which the railway line Villamassargia – Carbonia ends. The railway lines to Iglesias and Calasetta were abandoned in the 1970s, and most of the tracks were later dismantled. In addition to the train station in Mals ( South Tyrol ), Carbonia has the last remaining turning star in Italy.

Town twinning

Carbonia has had a town partnership with Oberhausen and Behren-lès-Forbach since 2002 .

Web links

Commons : Carbonia  - 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.