Ardara (Sardinian: Àldara) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Sassari.
Ardara Àldara | |
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Comune di Ardara | |
Coordinates: 40°37′22″N 8°48′41″E / 40.62278°N 8.81139°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Province | Sassari (SS) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francesco Dui |
Area | |
• Total | 38.19 km2 (14.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
Population (30 June 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 791 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ardaresi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 07010 |
Dialing code | 079 |
Website | Official website |
It was one of the capitals of Giudicato di Torres. The village houses the ruins of the Castle of the Giudicato of Torres (11th century), the medieval walls, and the Romanesque Basilica of Santa Maria del Regno.
Ardara borders the municipalities of Chiaramonti, Mores, Ozieri, Ploaghe and Siligo.
Ardara is the birthplace of the singer Roberto Meloni, who represented Latvia at the 2007 and 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with Bonaparti.lv and Pirates of the Sea bands.
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ardara (Italy).
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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