Gairo

Gairo
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Nuoro  (NU)
Local name	Gàiru
Coordinates	39 ° 51 '  N , 9 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 51 '0 "  N , 9 ° 30' 0"  E
height	670  m slm
surface	78.46 km²
Residents	1,370 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	17 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	08040
prefix	0782
ISTAT number	091026
Popular name	Gairesi
Patron saint	Flavia Iulia Helena
Website	Gairo
View of Gairo ( Gairo Nuovo )

Gairo is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1370 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Nuoro in Sardinia .

geography

The municipality is located about 16 kilometers southwest of Tortolì . The Pelau rises on the southeastern border of the municipality . With an exclave , the municipality is also located on the Tyrrhenian Sea (locality Coccorocci ).

history

Gairo Vecchio

In October 1951, the old town center, now called Gairo Vecchio , and the historic castle complex were almost completely destroyed by a flood and later abandoned in order to rebuild new houses above the half-destroyed village and on the coast. In contrast to Gairo Vecchio , today's place is also known as Gairo Nuovo or Gairo Sant'Elena . The current municipality of Cardedu emerged from the settlement on the coast in 1984 , which explains the year in the town's coat of arms.

traffic

The Strada Statale 198 di Seui e Lanusei runs through the municipality from Serri to Tortolì. Gairo has a station on the narrow-gauge Mandas – Arbatax railway , which is served by Trenino Verde in the summer months .

Web links

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

• Gairo Vecchio

Individual evidence

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