Ghilarza

Ghilarza
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Oristano (OR)
Local name	Ilàrtzi
Coordinates	40 ° 7 ′ N , 8 ° 50 ′ E Coordinates: 40 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ N , 8 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ E
height	290 m slm
surface	53.48 km²
Residents	4,409 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	82 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	09074
prefix	0785
ISTAT number	095021
Popular name	Ghilarzesi
Patron saint	San Palmerio (second Monday in July)
Website	Ghilarza
	; Panorama of Ghilarza

Ghilarza ( Sardinian Ilàrtzi ) is an Italian municipality with 4409 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Oristano in Sardinia .

geography

Ghilarza is located about 30 km northeast of Oristano on the Abbasanta plateau. The neighboring communities are Abbasanta , Aidomaggiore , Ardauli , Bidonì , Boroneddu , Busachi , Fordongianus , Norbello , Paulilatino , Soddì , Sorradile , Tadasuni and Ula Tirso .

Romanesque church of San Pietro di Zuri
Romanesque church of San Palmerio, in black and white trachyte from the 13th century
Aragonese tower from the 15th century
Protonuraghe Orgono

Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937), political philosopher and co-founder of the Italian Communist Party
Giuseppe Brotzu (1895–1976), physician and politician
Mario Roberto Cassari (1943–2017), Roman Catholic clergyman, archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See
Germana Porcu (* 1988), violinist

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