Iglesias, Sardinia
Iglesias | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Iglesias | |
the Cathedral
the Cathedral
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Location of Iglesias in Sardinia | |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Province / Metropolitan city | Carbonia-Iglesias (CI) |
Frazioni | Barega, Bindua, Corongiu, Masua, Monte Agruxiau, Monteponi, Nebida, San Benedetto, San Giovanni Miniera, Tanì |
Government | |
• Mayor | Emilio Agostino Gariazzo |
Area | |
• Total | 207.63 km2 (80.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Population (30 September 2012)[1] | |
• Total | 27,552 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Iglesienti |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 09016 |
Dialing code | 0781 |
Patron saint | Santa Chiara |
Saint day | 11 August |
Website | Official website |
Iglesias (pronounced [iˈɡlɛːzjas] or locally [iˈɡlezjas]; Sardinian: Igrèsias)[2] Audio file "It-Iglesias.ogg" not found is a comune of province of Carbonia-Iglesias, region of Sardinia, Italy. It is the co-capital of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias (along with Carbonia) as well as its second-largest community.
In the period of Spanish control, the city was one of the most important royal cities of Sardinia. It is also episcopal seat. Situated at an elevation of 190 metres (620 ft) in the hills in the southwest of Sardinia, it was a centre of a mining district where lead, zinc, and silver were extracted. It was also a centre for the distillation of sulfuric acid.
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Main historical sights
Iglesias' cathedral dates from 1288, and the castle from 1325; the church of San Francesco is a 15th-century example of Gothic architecture. Giardino Montano Linasia is a nature preserve and botanical garden.
Coastal territory, bays and beaches
In the littoral zone of the comune of Iglesias (8 kilometers from the centre of the city), starting from north to south, there are the following principal beaches:
"Cala Domestica" Shore of "Cala Domestica" with the Spanish tower Cavern "Su Forru" ("the oven") Shore of "Portu Sciusciau" ("destruct port") with high cliffs (up to 100 meters) "Cavern of sea basses" Shore "Punta Corr'e Corti" with high cliffs (up to 103 meters) Shore "Porto di Canal Grande" ("Big channel port") "Sardigna Cavern" (a little cave that shapes the form of Sardinia) Shore "Punta Sedda 'e Luas" woth high cliffs (up to 115 meters) Shore "Schina 'e Monti Nai" with high cliffs (up to 162 meters) Shore "Punta Buccione" or "Punta Buccioni" with high cliffs (up to 167 meters) Small island of "Pan di Zucchero" (133 meters high) "Porto Bega Sa Canna" (reed's valley port) "Masua Port" "Masua Beach" Shore of Masua "Portu Cauli Beach" Bay of "Punta Corallo" (coral point) Shore of "Portu Ferru" Shore of "Portu Bruncu Cobertu" The Sea Stak of "Portu Banda": Major stak (36 meters high) and the Minor stak (30 meters high) Shore of "Portu Banda" Shore of "Porto Ghiano" Shore of Nebida Small island "S'Agusteri" (35 meters high) (fisherman of Lobsters) Shore of Nebida Port Bays of "Portu Raffa" Shore of "Portu Raffa" "Porto Flavia"
Medieval history
From ninth century, after a period of human absence, there was a little urban centre proved by the presence of a Byzantine church (Chiesa di San Salvatore). After, when Byzantinos left the island, Iglesias was under Cagliari's control. In the 1258 the territory around Iglesias was assigned to the "Della Gherardesca" family. The city part was under the duke Ugolino Della Gherardesca's control. The duke decided to take advantage of the silver resources present in the zone, so he founded a new city, called in Latin "Villa Ecclesiae" (now Villa di Chiesa, Church's Villa), developing old structures and building new ones. Della Gherardesca family also fashioned the medieval Castle of Salvaterra, the defence walls, athe hospital and an aqueduct.
Twin towns
- Oberhausen, Germany, since 2002
- Pisa, Italy, since 2009
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (Italian)
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- Cities and towns in Sardinia
- Communes of the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias
- Sardinia geography stubs