Siligo is a comune (municipality) in the region of Logudoro - Meilogu in the Metropolitan City 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.
Siligo | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Siligo | |
 | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Siligo Location of Siligo in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′N 8°44′E / 40.583°N 8.733°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Metropolitan city | Sassari (SS) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giovanni Porcheddu |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.45 km2 (16.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 725 |
| • Density | 16.7/km2 (43.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Silighesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07040 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Patron saint | St. Victoria |
| Saint day | 23 December |
| Website | Official website |
,_Siligo,_Sardinia.jpg)
Siligo borders the following municipalities: Ardara, Banari, Bessude, Bonnanaro, Codrongianos, Florinas, Mores, Ploaghe.
Main sights
edit- Archeological site of Monte sant'Antoni: a prehistoric Federal Nuragic Sanctuary
- Mesumundu Archaeological Park: an old Roman area and medieval
- Church of Nostra Segnora de Mesumundu, built in the Byzantine age (6th century AD) upon the ruins of a Roman baths (2nd century AD). The church was modified after 1065 by the Benedictine monks of Montecassino.
- Church of Santi Elia ed Enoch: built on the top of the Monte Santo and modified by Benedictine monks after 1065.
People
edit- Gavino Contini (1855-1915), poet
- Rita Livesi, (1915), actress
- Efisio Arru, (1927-2000), scientist
- Maria Carta (1934-1994), folk singer and actress
- Gavino Ledda, author of an autobiographical work Padre padrone (1975)
References
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Siligo.
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ (in Italian) Dato Istat .
 | This Sardinia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |