Nuxis
Encyclopedia
Nuxis is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 35 km west of Cagliari
and about 20 km east of Carbonia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,719 and an area of 61.5 km².
Nuxis borders the following municipalities: Assemini
, Narcao
, Santadi
, Siliqua
, Villaperuccio
.
settlement, and grew out of a farm settlement. Nuxis' pastoral settlement was aided by the presence of Benedectine
monks in nearby Narcao
and Flumentepido.
The small church (of area less than 100 square meters) of Sant'Elia di Tattinu, located approximately 250m south of the village is a well-preserved monument of byzantine architecture
in Sardinia.
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 Carbonia-Iglesias
Province of Carbonia-Iglesias
Carbonia-Iglesias is a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy which includes the historical region of Sulcis-Iglesiente, the southwestern part of Sardinia.-Overview:...
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 35 km west of 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 20 km east of Carbonia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,719 and an area of 61.5 km².
Nuxis borders the following municipalities: Assemini
Assemini
Assemini is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 12 km northwest of Cagliari in the plain of the Cixerri, Flumini Mannu and Sa Nuxedda rivers. It includes notable forest area which are part of the Sulcis Regional Park...
, Narcao
Narcao
Narcao is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km west of Cagliari and about 15 km east of Carbonia....
, Santadi
Santadi
Santadi is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 km southwest of Cagliari and about 20 km southeast of Carbonia...
, Siliqua
Siliqua (CA)
Siliqua is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the island of Sardinia, located about 25 km northwest of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,077 and an area of 190.4 km².-Main sights:...
, Villaperuccio
Villaperuccio
Villaperuccio is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km southwest of Cagliari and about 13 km southeast of Carbonia, in the lower Sulcis....
.
Demographic evolution
The village was founded around the year 1000, though there is archaeological evidence of a nuragicNuraghe
The nuraghe is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia. Today it has come to be the symbol of Sardinia and its distinctive culture, the Nuragic civilization...
settlement, and grew out of a farm settlement. Nuxis' pastoral settlement was aided by the presence of Benedectine
Order of Saint Benedict
The Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of St. Benedict. Within the order, each individual community maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests...
monks in nearby Narcao
Narcao
Narcao is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km west of Cagliari and about 15 km east of Carbonia....
and Flumentepido.
The small church (of area less than 100 square meters) of Sant'Elia di Tattinu, located approximately 250m south of the village is a well-preserved monument of byzantine architecture
Byzantine architecture
Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The empire gradually emerged as a distinct artistic and cultural entity from what is today referred to as the Roman Empire after AD 330, when the Roman Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire east from Rome to...
in Sardinia.