Sassari

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Sassari
coat of arms
Sassari (Italy)
Sassari
Country Italy
region Sardinia
province Sassari  (SS)
Local name Tà (t) tari / Tàthari / Sàssari
Coordinates 40 ° 44 '  N , 8 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 44 '0 "  N , 8 ° 33' 0"  E
height 225  m slm
surface 546.08 km²
Residents 126,218 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 231 inhabitants / km²
Factions Bancali, Li Punti, La Landrigga, Caniga, Campanedda
Post Code 07100
prefix 079
ISTAT number 090064
Popular name Sassaresi
Patron saint San Nicola
(December 6th)
Website Sassari
Panorama Sassari 2.png

Sassari (Sassari: Sassari ; Sardinian : Tàtari / Tàttari / Tàthari ) is the second largest city in Sardinia with 126,218 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) . Sassari is located in the north of the island and is the capital of the province of the same name Sassari . The neighboring municipalities are Alghero , Muros , Olmedo , Osilo , Ossi , Porto Torres , Sennori , Sorso , Stintino , Tissi , Uri and Usini .

history

1294 Proclamation of the Repubblica Sassarese ( Giuseppe Sciuti , 1880)

Sassari was founded in the Middle Ages by the inhabitants of the ancient city ​​of Turris Libysonis (now Porto Torres ) who wanted to escape the frequent attacks of the Saracens . The first written record dates from the year 1131. Later Sassari, which belonged to the judiciary of Torres in the High Middle Ages , became the property of the naval power Pisa , which fell to Genoa in 1288 after the naval battle of Meloria . In 1294 the place became the first free city on the island, with its own constitution, the Statuti Sassaresi, which were in force until 1771. With the conquest of Sardinia by King James II of Aragon in 1325, the city came under the rule of the Crown of Aragon , which, however, was not able to finally consolidate possession until 1410. Since 1479 part of the new Kingdom of Spain , Sardinia was united as a kingdom with the Duchy of Savoy in 1718 . Its rulers became kings of the new national state of Italy in 1861 , into which Sassari has since been incorporated. The name of the city has been borne by a brigade of mechanized infantry in the Italian army since 1915, i.e. the tank grenadiers, the " Brigata Sassari ". It has consisted of three regiments since 2009 and has recently been used in the Iraq war ; She is currently part of the international troops in Afghanistan in the western Herat province .

Attractions

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The Piazza d'Italia of Sassari

  • Palazzo Ducale, now the town hall

  • Cathedral di San Nicola

  • Museo Nazionale GA Sanna

  • Fontana di Rosello

  • Montalè necropolis

  • Monte d'Accoddi

  • Nuraghe Rumanedda

education

The University of Sassari

Sassari is the seat of the Sassari University , founded in 1617 , which was originally best known for its law school ; Today it has a total of 11 faculties, which are divided into 24 departments (Dipartimenti). The ancient historian Attilio Mastino has been rector since 2009.

economy

In addition to trade, the following foods are produced in and around Sassari: olive oil , vegetables, wine and cheese. There is also textile production; Sassari is also the headquarters of the health logistics company Difarma .

traffic

Sassari light rail

On October 27, 2006, a two-and-a-half kilometer tram line with seven stops was put into operation in Sassari .

sons and daughters of the town

literature

  • Erwin Schollmayer, Social Anthropology of Sardinian Cities with Special Consideration of Cagliari and Sassari, 1979 (Microfiches)
  • Ercole Contu - Maria Luisa Frongia, Il nuovo Museo Nazionale "Giovanni Antonio Sanna" di Sassari, Rome 1982
  • Antonello Mattone - Marco Tangheroni (ed.), Gli Statuti Sassaresi: economia, societa, istituzioni a Sassari nel Medioevo e nell'Eta Moderna, Sassari 1986
  • Attilio Mastino (ed.), Storia della Sardegna antica, 2nd edition, Nuoro 2009

Web links

Commons : Sassari  - 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.