Lula, Italy
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Lula is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Nuoro
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 220 km north of the regional capital Cagliari
and about 40 km northeast of the provincial capital Nuoro
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,626 and an area of 147.9 km².
The citizens of Lula are called Lulesi, Lula is located on the bottom of Mount Albo, an amazing chain of white limestone, full of natural caves and stalactites.
In the Mount Albo live rare specie of wild cat and a couple of Real eagle, very important are its old age forests.
Lula has been a mine important centre, Guzzura's mine has been started by the Romans, and Sos enattos mines use to occupy thousand of workers until last century. Famous was the strike against the Jew company Jacob.
The Lula’s mine centre is part of Sardinian Geo Mining, it is park recognize from UNESCO and declared a Human Heritage site"
Patron saint: "Santa Maria Assunta" 15th of May.
September is a month which took place three very important country Holy day, in honour of: Lady of Miracles first week end of September. San Nicola second week end of the month and San Matthew the third week end of the month.
Prior is leader of a group of person choosing by extraction that is in charge for one year to organize the fest in honour of the saint.
Every holy day has a prior, during the day there is a holy mass, traditional dance, tenores typical Sardinian songs.
Prior offer to the pilgrims typical lulesi dishes and local wine, hundreds people join the fest every year.
Important citizens: Paolo Calia has been Federico Fellini set designer, appreciate painter live in Paris France.
Books about the village; “Le bacchette di Lula” A. Bernadini.
Several quotation about Lula and its tradition and event appears in the books of Sardinian Nobel price Grazia Deledda.
Lula borders the following municipalities: Bitti
, Dorgali
, Galtellì
, Irgoli
, Loculi
, Lodè
, Onanì
, Orune
, Siniscola
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Nuoro
Province of Nuoro
The Province of Nuoro is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Nuoro.It has an area of 3,934 km², and a total population of 161,444. The province is divided into 52 comuni, the largest of which are Nuoro , Siniscola , Macomer , and Dorgali...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, located about 220 km north of the regional capital Cagliari
Cagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
and about 40 km northeast of the provincial capital Nuoro
Nuoro
Nuoro is a city and comune in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of the Monte Ortobene. It is the capital of the Province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,443 Nuoro is a city and comune (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of the Monte...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,626 and an area of 147.9 km².
The citizens of Lula are called Lulesi, Lula is located on the bottom of Mount Albo, an amazing chain of white limestone, full of natural caves and stalactites.
In the Mount Albo live rare specie of wild cat and a couple of Real eagle, very important are its old age forests.
Lula has been a mine important centre, Guzzura's mine has been started by the Romans, and Sos enattos mines use to occupy thousand of workers until last century. Famous was the strike against the Jew company Jacob.
The Lula’s mine centre is part of Sardinian Geo Mining, it is park recognize from UNESCO and declared a Human Heritage site"
Patron saint: "Santa Maria Assunta" 15th of May.
September is a month which took place three very important country Holy day, in honour of: Lady of Miracles first week end of September. San Nicola second week end of the month and San Matthew the third week end of the month.
Prior is leader of a group of person choosing by extraction that is in charge for one year to organize the fest in honour of the saint.
Every holy day has a prior, during the day there is a holy mass, traditional dance, tenores typical Sardinian songs.
Prior offer to the pilgrims typical lulesi dishes and local wine, hundreds people join the fest every year.
Important citizens: Paolo Calia has been Federico Fellini set designer, appreciate painter live in Paris France.
Books about the village; “Le bacchette di Lula” A. Bernadini.
Several quotation about Lula and its tradition and event appears in the books of Sardinian Nobel price Grazia Deledda.
Lula borders the following municipalities: Bitti
Bitti
Bitti is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km north of Cagliari and about 20 km north of Nuoro....
, Dorgali
Dorgali
thumb|250px|[[Giants' grave]] of Sa Ena e Thomes.Dorgali is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 230 km northeast of Cagliari and about 38 km east of Nuoro in the Seaside Supramonte mountain area.Economy is mostly based on the vine and wine...
, Galtellì
Galtellì
Galtellì is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km northeast of Cagliari and about 25 km northeast of Nuoro...
, Irgoli
Irgoli
Irgoli is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km northeast of Cagliari and about 30 km northeast of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,277 and an area of 75.0 km².Irgoli borders the following municipalities:...
, Loculi
Loculi
Loculi is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km northeast of Cagliari and about 25 km northeast of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 538 and an area of 38.2 km².Loculi borders the following municipalities:...
, Lodè
Lodè
Lodè is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 km north of Cagliari and about 35 km northeast of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,110 and an area of 120.9 km²....
, Onanì
Onani
Onanì is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km north of Cagliari and about 20 km northeast of Nuoro...
, Orune
Orune
Orune is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 130 km north of Cagliari and about 11 km north of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,902 and an area of 128.6 km²....
, Siniscola
Siniscola
Siniscola is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 km northeast of Cagliari and about 45 km northeast of Nuoro....
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