Iglesias, Sardinia

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Iglesias
Comune
Comune di Iglesias
the Cathedral
the Cathedral
Iglesias is located in Sardinia
Iglesias
Iglesias
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.

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

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  2. AA. VV., Dizionario di toponomastica. Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani, Milano, GARZANTI, 1996, p. 327

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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