Tula (Sardinia)

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Tula (Italy)
Tula
Country Italy
region Sardinia
province Sassari  (SS)
Local name Tula
Coordinates 40 ° 44 ′  N , 8 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  E
height 275  m slm
surface 65.51 km²
Residents 1,499 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 23 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 07010
prefix 079
ISTAT number 090075
Popular name Tulesi
Patron saint Santa Elena Imperatrice
(August 18)
Website Tula
Tula, Province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy - panoramio.jpg

Tula is an Italian municipality in the province of Sassari in Sardinia with 1499 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

It is located on the Logudoro , which borders the nearby Anglona and Gallura area. The Coghinas River runs through the area and has influenced the history of the village for centuries. The village was built on the slope "Su Sassu" and has the Chilivani plain in front of it. The neighboring communities are Erula , Oschiri , Ozieri and Tempio Pausania .

history

The area was inhabited during the Nuragic era. Nearby you can visit the Occultu Mazzone Nuraghe and the Sa Mandra Manna archaeological complex .

In the vicinity of the Santuario di Castro traces of a Roman settlement have been found that are said to date from around 700 AD. The first official dates of Tula can be found around 1678, where the first settlement was built around the church of S. Coros, which was officially given the name Tula.

The old part of the village is at the top of the village, where narrow streets shape the picture. Most of the houses were built from stones found in the region. The well-known sheep cheese was still produced in various houses until the early 1950s.

After World War II, many residents had to emigrate , many of them going to the United States or northern Europe to work. At the beginning of the 1960s the village still had over 2000 inhabitants, at the beginning of 2000 there were only 1600 inhabitants.

Web links

Commons : Tula (Sardinia)  - 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.