Silanus

Silanus
Country	Italy
region	Sardinia
province	Nuoro (NU)
Local name	Silanos
Coordinates	40 ° 17 ' N , 8 ° 53' E Coordinates: 40 ° 17 '19 " N , 8 ° 53' 24" E
height	432 m slm
surface	48.04 km²
Residents	2,060 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	43 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	08017
prefix	0785
ISTAT number	091083
Popular name	Silanesi
Patron saint	Sant'Antonio abate
Website	Silanus

Silanus is an Italian municipality in the province of Nuoro in Sardinia , about 13 km east of Macomer near the state road SS 129 and about 40 km from Nuoro . The village at the foot of Monte Arbo has 2060 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) and is 432 m above sea level.

Sights in town and its surroundings include:

the Cistercian church of San Lorenzo in the 12th century. In her garden there are five baityloi that come from a nearby giant grave .
the 12.6 m high Nuraghe Madrone in the east of the village with two intact cantilever domes
Unparalleled in Sardinia is the 11th century church of Santa Sarbana near Silanus (also called Santa Sabina) on the SS 129 state road, next to the nuraghe of the same name . It consists of a mixture of Byzantine and more recent Romanesque forms. The three-part elevation is reminiscent of early Christian baptismal churches with an attached consignatory and vestibule . The right side room was reconstructed in 1935, the church was renovated in the 1990s. Excavations did not reveal any older finds.

There are traces of giant graves , the Nuraghe Ortu and the fountain sanctuary di Cherchizzu. The basalt plateau south of Silanus is also rich in hard-to-find nuraghi (Corbus, Ponte, Cubas with five baityloi in the area and S'Ulivera ).

Santa Sarbana at Silanus
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Santa Sabina near Silanus (church and nuraghe)
Santa Sabina Church
church
Well sanctuary di Cherchizzu

Web links

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

Silanus at Sardegna Tourismo (Italian and English)
Location description (Italian)

Individual evidence

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

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