Castelsardo
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Country | Italy | |
region | Sardinia | |
province | Sassari (SS) | |
Local name | Calteddu Casteddu Sardu |
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Coordinates | 40 ° 55 ' N , 8 ° 43' E | |
height | 114 m slm | |
surface | 45.48 km² | |
Residents | 5,867 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 129 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 07031-07030 | |
prefix | 079 | |
ISTAT number | 090023 | |
Popular name | Castellanesi | |
Patron saint | S. Antonio abate | |
Website | Castelsardo | |
Panorama of Castelsardo |
Castelsardo is an Italian municipality with 5867 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Sassari in Sardinia and belongs to the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).
The districts Lu Bagnu, Multeddu, San Giovanni and Terra Bianca belong to the place. The neighboring municipalities are Sedini , Sorso , Tergu and Valledoria .
history
Castelsardo was founded in 1102 by the Genoese Doria family as "Castel Genovese" or "Castrum Januae" and was renamed Castel Aragonese in 1448 .
Attractions
The place dominated by the castle Castelsardo is located on a short, rocky cape and has received its typical character thanks to the well-preserved wall ring and the small staircases. The heavily renovated Cathedral of Sant'Antonio abate still has parts of its original structure from the 16th century and has important wooden altars and panels, some of which are attributed to the master of Castelsardo , who has not yet been identified .
A short distance outside the city is the Domus de Janas perforated, so-called elephant rock because of its shape . Not far from Castelsardo, in the neighboring municipality of Tergu , is the Romanesque church in the Pisan-Provencal style Nostra Signora di Tergu (12th century), whose facade consists of small arches and white pillars decorated with inlay.
Campanile of the cathedral
Image of Mary in the Cathedral ( Master of Castelsardo )
Web links
- Caltheddu_Saldhu (Sassarese test wiki entry)
- Website of the municipality of Castelsardo (Italian)
- Castelsardo and surroundings (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed May 30, 2017 (Italian).