Ozieri

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the Sardinian clergyman, Minister General of the Capuchins and Archbishop of Curia see Salvatore da Ozieri .

Ozieri
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Sassari  (SS)
Local name	Othieri / Uttieri
Coordinates	40 ° 35 ′  N , 9 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E
surface	252.45 km²
Residents	10,334 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	41 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	07014
prefix	079
ISTAT number	090052
Popular name	Ozieresi
Patron saint	Sant'Antioco
Website	Ozieri
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Ozieri is a town in the Italian province of Sassari on the island of Sardinia with 10,334 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

The municipal area covers 252 km² and borders on Ardara , Chiaramonti , Erula , Ittireddu , Mores , Nughedu San Nicolò , Oschiri , Pattada and Tula .

history

One of the oldest cultures on the island, the Ozieri culture, is named after the place .

Attractions

The Cathedral dell'Immacolata

• Sant'Antioco di Bisarcio , the basilica near the Chilivani district
• The Grotta di San Michele
• Pont'ezzu, a Romanesque bridge
• The Cathedral dell'Immacolata from the 15th century was restored in 1846 according to a design by the architect Gaetano Cima and received its current classical appearance.

Transport links

• SS 597 trunk road to Sassari
• SS 199 road to Olbia
• Cagliari – Golfo Aranci railway line
• Ozieri-Chilivani – Porto Torres Marittima railway line
• Tirso – Ozieri railway line (closed)

sons and daughters of the town

• Sebastiano Fraghì (1903–1985), Archbishop of Oristano
• Luca Sbisa (* 1990), Swiss ice hockey player of Italian descent

Web links

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

• Official website of the city of Ozieri

Individual evidence

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