Osilo

Osilo
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Sassari  (SS)
Local name	Osile
Coordinates	40 ° 44 ′  N , 8 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  E
height	672  m slm
surface	98.19 km²
Residents	2,937 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	30 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	07033
prefix	079
ISTAT number	090050
Popular name	Osilesi
Website	Osilo
Panorama of Osilo with the castle hill

Osilo is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2937 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Sassari in Sardinia . The community is located about 10 kilometers east-northeast of Sassari .

history

The settlement Sa Turricula in the district of Funtana 'e Casu, in Osilo is of fundamental importance for phase B of the Bonnanaro culture in the Middle Bronze Age, which can be connected with the first Protonuraghen . The Abealzu Filigosa culture is named after the village of Filigosa . The medieval castle was temporarily held by the Malaspina family. The church Chiesa di Nostra Signora di Bonaria ( German  “Our Lady of Bonaria” ) is located about 3.0 km southeast of Osilo, on the summit of the 766 m high Monte Tuffudesu.

traffic

The Strada Statale 127 Settentrionale Sarda leads through the village from Sassari towards Olbia . The Osilo train station is on the Sassari – Palau line , which is served by a narrow-gauge railway (950 mm gauge).

Web links

Commons : Osilo  - 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.