Villanova Monteleone

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Villanova Monteleone
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Villanova Monteleone (Italy)
Villanova Monteleone
Country Italy
region Sardinia
province Sassari  (SS)
Local name Biddanoa (Monteleone)
Coordinates 40 ° 30 ′  N , 8 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  E
height 567  m slm
surface 202.58 km²
Residents 2,222 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 07019;
prefix 079
ISTAT number 090078
Popular name Villanovesi
Patron saint San Leonardo
Website Villanova Monteleone
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Villanova Monteleone is a Sardinian town in the province of Sassari with 2222 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located on the slopes of the Santa Maria massif at an altitude of 567 to 598 m above sea level. It is noteworthy that, despite its height, the city is only 16 km from the beach.

The neighboring municipalities are Alghero , Bosa (OR), Ittiri , Monteleone Rocca Doria , Montresta (OR), Padria , Putifigari , Romana and Thiesi .

General

The city of Villanova Monteleone was only founded in 1354 after the Catalans conquered Algheros and the Sardinian inhabitants were expelled. The houses have old, unplastered facades made of trachyte . In the "Palatu ´e sas Iscolas" there is an ethnographic museum. The churches of San Leonardo, Santa Croce and Rosario have remarkable wooden altars.

The much-sung “Su Paradiso” fountain and the “Sa Rocca Pinta” rock formation on the road to Alghero are just as worth seeing as the view of Alghero.

Archaeological sights

Nuraghe Appiu Archaeological Park

Nuraghe Appiu

To the south (towards Bosa) the road leads to the "Parco Archeologico Nuraghe Appiu" and to Montresta. The complex of formerly around 200 stone huts, of which only the waist-high foundations are still standing, has been excavated since 2001, has two smaller dolmens , the remains of the giant grave Punta e su Crabile, a stone circle , a megaron temple and the badly battered nuraghi . The unsightly cone of rubble has three well-preserved rooms inside. Remains of amphorae, grinding stones, whetstones or polishing stones made of pebble or obsidian , mortars , sickles made of bronze , jugs, crucibles and weaving weights testify that the huts were used for various activities, for example for burning vessels, for the production and processing of Wool as well as for grinding grain. The complex is dated to 900–800 BC. Dated to the time of the Nuragic culture (1600-238 BC) There is a visitor center in the park.

Laccaneddu giant grave

Near the road to Puttigari is the giant tomb of Laccaneddu , whose 7.1 m long and 2.8 m wide chamber made of large trachyte stones has been preserved, while only the 6.8 m wide remainder of a facade remains. Behind the apse lies a structure that could have been a dolmen .

Domus de Janas by Puttu Codinu

To the south of the village is the Lago di Temo reservoir, surrounded by the characteristic table mountains. Nearby are the nine Domus de Janas (Houses of the Fairies) by Puttu Codinu . It was dated between 3500 and 2700 BC. BC therefore on the Ozieri culture , but also structural interventions up to the 1st century BC. Were discovered. The chambers of the multi-cell rock tombs are mostly T-shaped.

sons and daughters of the town

literature

  • Giovanni Maria Demartis: Discover the archaeological excavations of Villanova Monteleone. Nuraghe Appiu Archeology Park. The Pottu Codinu underground tombs. Ethnographic Museum = À la découverte des sites archèologiques de Villanova Monteleone . Laborintus, Villanova Monteleone 2003.
  • Angelo Rusani-Doppiu: Dal villaggio nuragico di Nurkara al comune di Villanova Monteleone. Opere prime, Sassari 2002, ( Origine della Sardegna e dei sardi ).

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Individual evidence

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