Perdasdefogu

Perdasdefogu
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Nuoro  (NU)
Local name	Foghesu
Coordinates	39 ° 41 '  N , 9 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 41 '0 "  N , 9 ° 26' 0"  E
height	600  m slm
surface	77.73 km²
Residents	1,825 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	23 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	08046
prefix	0782
ISTAT number	091072
Popular name	Foghesi, Foghesini

Perdasdefogu is an Italian municipality in the mountains of the Salto di Quirra in Sardinia with 1825 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The municipality belongs to the Gerrei region in the Nuoro province . The area is approx. 78 km². Perdasdefogu is 600 m above sea level. One of the scenic gems of Sardinia is the nearby nature park Foresta di Montarbu , in which you can find rugged rock walls and dense holm oak forests rich in springs . Of cultural importance are the archaeological monuments in the area - two nuraghi and some sacred wells, as well as a pre-Romanesque church from 850, dedicated to St. Sebastian.

The south of the village consists of a barracks complex, in which the headquarters of the Salto di Quirra military training area is located. This also includes the rocket launch site Capo San Lorenzo on the coast. About two kilometers east of Perdasdefogu is a small airfield .

The Sardinian name Perdas de fogu (Italian pietre di fuoco ) means something like flint or burning hot stone . The inhabitants call themselves foghesi or foghesini .

Web links

• Perdasdefogu.net
• Perdasdefogu.it
• Arte Ceramica ASKòS Foghesu
• Link catalog on the subject of Perdasdefogu at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )

Traditional costume

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ LIEP , location within the restricted area R39: ⊙ . Official websites