Domusnovas

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Domusnovas
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Domusnovas (Italy)
Domusnovas
Country Italy
region Sardinia
province South Sardegna  (SU)
Local name Domunoas
Coordinates 39 ° 19 '  N , 8 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 19 '16 "  N , 8 ° 39' 11"  E
height 152  m slm
surface 80.47 km²
Residents 6,037 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 75 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 090015
prefix 0781
ISTAT number 111016
Popular name Domusnovesi
Patron saint Assumption of Mary , Ignazio da Laconi
Website Domusnovas
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Domusnovas is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 6037 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Sud Sardegna in Sardinia . The municipality is located about 21 kilometers northwest of Carbonia and about 10 kilometers east of Iglesias . Domusnovas is located at the Parco Geominerario Storico ed Ambientale della Sardegna .

traffic

Strada Statale 130 Iglesiente runs through the municipality from Iglesias towards Cagliari . To the south of the village is the Villamassargia-Domusnovas station at the junction of the Villamassargia – Carbonia railway from the Decimomannu – Iglesias railway .

economy

A subsidiary of Rheinmetall AG, RWM Italia SpA, produces bombs and explosives in this region between Domusnovas and Iglesias, which is characterized by 60 percent youth unemployment.

San Giovanni grotto

Attractions

  • North of the village is the San Giovanni grotto.

The nuragic settlement of Matzanni is nearby .

Web links

Commons : Domusnovas  - 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.