Pattada
Encyclopedia
Pattada is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Sassari
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 150 km north of Cagliari
and about 50 km southeast of Sassari
. As of 31 December 2010, it had a population of 3,283 and an area of 164.9 km².
It's famous for the production of Sardinian knives named "Resolzas". Most recently, some local luthiers gained a good reputation for their products, mostly violins.
Many Pattadese are engaged in the production of Pecorino Sardo cheese and most of the surrounding countryside is largely pastures. Sheep are raised for milk, and the milk is made into cheese at the local co-operative. Much of this cheese is sold in the United States as Pecorino Romano. Other agricultural products include olives, cork, lamb and pork.
The municipality of Pattada contains the frazione
(subdivision) Bantìne.
Pattada borders the following municipalities: Benetutti
, Buddusò
(included in the Province of Olbia-Tèmpio), Bultei
, Nughedu San Nicolò
, Nule
, Oschiri
(included in the Province of Olbia-Tèmpio), Osidda
(included in the Province of Nùoro), Ozieri
.
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 Sassari
Province of Sassari
The Province of Sassari is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Sassari.-Geography:It has an area of 4,282 km², and a total population of 322,326 . There are 66 municipalities in the province, the largest of which are Sassari The...
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 150 km north 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 50 km southeast of Sassari
Sassari
Sassari is an Italian city. It is the second-largest city of Sardinia in terms of population with about 130,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 including the greater metropolitan area...
. As of 31 December 2010, it had a population of 3,283 and an area of 164.9 km².
It's famous for the production of Sardinian knives named "Resolzas". Most recently, some local luthiers gained a good reputation for their products, mostly violins.
Many Pattadese are engaged in the production of Pecorino Sardo cheese and most of the surrounding countryside is largely pastures. Sheep are raised for milk, and the milk is made into cheese at the local co-operative. Much of this cheese is sold in the United States as Pecorino Romano. Other agricultural products include olives, cork, lamb and pork.
The municipality of Pattada contains the frazione
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivision) Bantìne.
Pattada borders the following municipalities: Benetutti
Benetutti
Benetutti is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 190 km north of Cagliari and about 91 km southeast of Sassari....
, Buddusò
Buddusò
Buddusò is a comune in the Province of Olbia-Tempio in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 150 km north of Cagliari and about 45 km southwest of Olbia...
(included in the Province of Olbia-Tèmpio), Bultei
Bultei
Bultei is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km north of Cagliari and about 50 km southeast of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,158 and an area of 96.5 km².Bultei borders the following municipalities:...
, Nughedu San Nicolò
Nughedu San Nicolò
Nughedu San Nicolò is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 180 km northwest of Cagliari and about 5 km northwest of Sassari...
, Nule
Nule
Nule is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km north of Cagliari and about 60 km southeast of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,533 and an area of 51.7 km².Nule borders the following municipalities:...
, Oschiri
Oschiri
Oschiri is a comune in the Province of Olbia-Tempio in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 170 km north of Cagliari and about 40 km southwest of Olbia...
(included in the Province of Olbia-Tèmpio), Osidda
Osidda
Osidda is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km north of Cagliari and about 25 km northwest of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 276 and an area of 25.8 km²....
(included in the Province of Nùoro), Ozieri
Ozieri
Ozieri is a town and comune of approximatively 11,000 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, northern Sardinia , in the Logudoro historical region...
.