Scano di Montiferro
Encyclopedia
Scano di Montiferro is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Oristano
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 120 km northwest of Cagliari
and about 35 km north of Oristano
.
Scano di Montiferro borders the following municipalities: Borore
, Cuglieri
, Flussio
, Macomer
, Sagama
, Santu Lussurgiu
, Sennariolo
, Sindia
.
The highest mountain is "Sa Pattada" (980 m).
The cultivation of the olive trees and the grapevine offer a delicious oil and a very good wine. The bread and the sweets (amaretos, tiricas, pabassinos, bread of saba) is manufactured still with handicraft methods.
Among the cheeses is the casizzolu of the montiferru, from the characteristic shape of pear, derived of the bovine milk and the "pilotu", the authentic cheese of Sardinian sheeps.
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 Oristano
Province of Oristano
Oristano is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano.It has an area of 3,040 km², and a total population of 167,971 . There are 88 municipalities in the province ). As of June 2005, the main communes by population are:-Politics:-External...
in the Italian
Italy
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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 120 km northwest 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 35 km north of Oristano
Oristano
Oristano is a town and comune, capital of the Province of Oristano, on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It has approximately 32,500 inhabitants.Its economy is mainly based on fishing, agriculture and, to a certain extent, tourism.-History:...
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Scano di Montiferro borders the following municipalities: Borore
Borore
Borore is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 110 km north of Cagliari and about 50 km west of Nuoro....
, Cuglieri
Cuglieri
Cuglieri is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 120 km northwest of Cagliari and about 42 km north of Oristano....
, Flussio
Flussio
Flussio is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 130 km northwest of Cagliari and about 40 km north of Oristano...
, Macomer
Macomer
Macomer is a town and comune of Sardinia in the province of Nuoro. It is situated on the southern ascent to the central plateau of this part of Sardinia, at the junction of narrow-gauge lines branching from the main railroad line running east to Nuoro and west to Bosa.The district, especially...
, Sagama
Sagama
Sagama is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 130 km northwest of Cagliari and about 40 km north of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 201 and an area of 11.6 km².Sagama borders the following municipalities:...
, Santu Lussurgiu
Santu Lussurgiu
Santu Lussurgiu is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 110 km northwest of Cagliari and about 25 km north of Oristano....
, Sennariolo
Sennariolo
Sennariolo is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 120 km northwest of Cagliari and about 35 km north of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 185 and an area of 15.7 km².Sennariolo borders the following...
, Sindia
Sindia, Italy
Sindia is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 130 km northwest of Cagliari and about 60 km west of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,900 and an area of 58.3 km²....
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History
The municipality of Scano was populated since prehistoric times as shown by the recoveries in its territory of Domus de Janas and Giant's graves the presence of numerous nuragic installations. In the Middle Ages the villa of Scano belonged to the curatoria of the Montiferru, in the giudicato of Torres; in 1259, with the death of the giudicessa Adelasia, the curatoria was attached to the giudicato of Arborea. In 1410 the villa passed to the Aragonese and in 1421 was included in the territories subjected to the Catalan Zatrillas family.Geography
The town rises to the slopes of the Montiferru, in one of the healthiest zones of the island up to 380 m on the sea level, from which is a few kilometers away. Built on the crater of an ancient volcano on basaltic rocks, its territory is spread on hills and valleys among which flow courses of water.The highest mountain is "Sa Pattada" (980 m).
Gastronomy
The typical dish is the timballa de arrosu, a timbale of rice with filled of meats and vegetables.The cultivation of the olive trees and the grapevine offer a delicious oil and a very good wine. The bread and the sweets (amaretos, tiricas, pabassinos, bread of saba) is manufactured still with handicraft methods.
Among the cheeses is the casizzolu of the montiferru, from the characteristic shape of pear, derived of the bovine milk and the "pilotu", the authentic cheese of Sardinian sheeps.