Quirra

The ancient region of Quirra

Gorge Strumpu cost Edda , Quirra

The south-eastern ruins of the Castello di Quirra , whose castle hill dominates the landscape of the Quirra.

Quirra (partly also Salto di Quirra , in Sardinian : Chìrra , Sartu de Chìrra ) is the name of an area on the east coast of Sardinia . The area forms one of the historical landscapes into which Sardinia is traditionally divided. Today these no longer form local authorities .

Quirra is also the name of a district in the municipality of Villaputzu , which is part of the Quirra area.

location

Quirra is about halfway between Cagliari and Tortolì on the border of the provinces of Cagliari (CA) and Ogliastra (OG). The area can be reached via State Road 125 , among others .

Share of Quirra have the churches today Arzana (OG) Jerzu (OG) Lanusei (OG) Loceri (OG) Osini (OG) Perdasdefogu (OG), Tertenia (OG) Ulassai (OG) and Villaputzu (CA ), but in some cases only through enclaves . Part of the area is crossed by the 40 km long Torrente Quirra , which runs from the headwaters near Jerzu in the Quirra Valley largely parallel to the SS 125 in a north-south direction and then flows into the Mediterranean at the village of Quirra.

Use as a restricted military area

Much of the area has been a restricted military area since 1956 . In Perdasdefogu is the headquarters of the Poligono sperimentale e di addestramento interforze Salto di Quirra (PISQ) ("Test and training area of ​​the armed forces Salto di Quirra"). The PISQ is divided into a military training area on the high plain of the Salto di Quirra in the interior and the rocket launch site Capo San Lorenzo on the coast.

In the vicinity of the restricted area there is an increased risk of cancer and deformities, the "Quirra Syndrome", whereas life expectancy in the mountain villages of Eastern Sardinia reaches top values ​​compared to all other regions of the world. The connection between the illnesses and the contaminated military installation is currently being examined legally.

history

In the early Middle Ages the area belonged to the Cagliari judiciary . After Sardinia had been taken over by the Crown of Aragon , Alfonso IV formed the county (later Marchesato ) of Quirra in 1327 , which was divided into the following fiefs : Encontrada de Sarrubus, Baronía de San Miguel, Baronía de Monreal, Encontrada de Marmila and Ollastre . The (marrow) counts resided in the Castello di Quirra , the ruins of which are in the area of ​​the municipality of Villapùtzu ( ⊙ ).

Web links

• Literature about Quirra in the catalog of the German National Library
• Sardinia region to the landscapes
• Mario Enrico Gottardi: Governare un territorio nel Regno di Sardegna. Il marchesato di Quirra. Secoli XIV-XIX. University of Cagliari
• sardinien.com to the Castello

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Carlotta Baldussi: Veleni di Quirra, in aula l'esperto in materia ambientale Stefano Corrias In: vistanet.it

Coordinates: 39 ° 30 ′ 56 ″  N , 9 ° 36 ′ 28 ″  E