Muravera
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| Country | Italy | |
| region | Sardinia | |
| province | South Sardegna (SU) | |
| Local name | Murèra | |
| Coordinates | 39 ° 25 ' N , 9 ° 34' E | |
| height | 9 m slm | |
| surface | 94.70 km² | |
| Residents | 5,269 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density | 56 inhabitants / km² | |
| Post Code | 09043 | |
| prefix | 070 | |
| ISTAT number | 111042 | |
| Popular name | Muraveresi | |
| Patron saint | San Nicola di Bari | |
| Website | Muravera | |
Muravera ( Sardinian Murèra ) is an Italian municipality in southeastern Sardinia in the province of Sud Sardegna with 5269 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
Location and dates
The place is about 63 km northeast of Cagliari , about four kilometers south of Villaputzu and four kilometers southeast of San Vito . Castiadas , the third neighboring municipality, is in the south.
Muravera is the main place in the Sarrabus . The coast of Muravera stretches for 30 km, with the long beaches of Foce Flumendosa , San Giovanni, Saline and Colostrai . Then the rocky coast stretches to Capo Ferrato , where you meet the eight kilometer long beach of Costa Rei .
history
The first settlements in this region emerged around 6000 BC. Among the archaeological finds are those of Piscina Rei at the Scalas Nuraghe, the Asoru Nuraghe and in the Nuragic settlements . Nearby you can see the menhirs (ital. Perda fitta ) of Cuili Piras .
Due to its geographical location, Muravera was hit by pirate attacks . For this reason, Saracen towers were built around 1600 AD (Torre delle saline, Torre dei dieci cavalli, Torre di Capo Ferrato).
economy
The coasts offer space for three large fisheries in San Giovanni, Colostrai and Feraxi.
Muravera attaches great importance to craftsmanship in the production of baskets, carpets and textiles. A tradition is the building of launeddas , a 2900 year old Sardinian wind instrument. The landscape is mostly used for growing citrus plants , grapevines and rice plants . Local specialties are homemade oil, cheese, wine, ham, bread and liqueurs such as Limoncino and Mirto .
There is a regional hospital for surgery , medicine , orthopedics , gynecology and radiology in the village . There are also ophthalmologists , dentists and dermatologists . There is also a preschool , a primary school , a secondary school , a secondary school , a commercial high school, a high school for geometers , a hotel management school and an agricultural school.
In the summer months, Muravera is mainly characterized by tourism , as there are numerous beaches and tourist facilities nearby.
tourism
The cultivation of citrus fruits is very important, which means that the citrus festival Sagra degli agrumi is celebrated every year in April , which at the same time opens the tourist season. The first festival was organized in February 1961. In the mid-2010s, on the occasion of the festival, the walls of houses were painted with murals by local artists , which are supposed to represent the history of the place. Such wall paintings can be found all over the place.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.