Siligo
Encyclopedia
Siligo is a comune
(municipality) in the region of Logudoro
- Meilogu in the Province of Sassari
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 160 kilometres (99.4 mi) north of Cagliari
and about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) southeast of Sassari
.
Siligo borders the following municipalities: Ardara
, Banari
, Bessude
, Bonnanaro
, Codrongianos
, Florinas
, Mores
, Ploaghe
.
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 region of Logudoro
Logudoro
The Logudoro is a large traditional region in central-northern Sardinia, Italy. The local dialect is known as Logudorese.Mostly composed of soft volcanic terrains, it is the most fertile area of the island. For this reason it was settled since early Prehistoric times, as shown by the presence of...
- Meilogu 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 160 kilometres (99.4 mi) 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 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) 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...
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Siligo borders the following municipalities: Ardara
Ardara (SS)
Ardara is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 km north of Cagliari and about 25 km southeast of Sassari.It was one of the capitals of Giudicato di Torres...
, Banari
Banari
Banari is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 150 km north of Cagliari and about 20 km southeast of Sassari....
, Bessude
Bessude
Bessude is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 150 km north of Cagliari and about 25 km southeast of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 474 and an area of 26.8 km².Bessude borders the following municipalities:...
, Bonnanaro
Bonnanaro
Bonnanaro is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 150 km north of Cagliari and about 30 km southeast of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,099 and an area of 21.8 km².Bonnanaro borders the following municipalities:...
, Codrongianos
Codrongianos
Codrongianos is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 170 km north of Cagliari and about 13 km southeast of Sassari...
, Florinas
Florinas
Florinas is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 km north of Cagliari and about 14 km southeast of Sassari...
, Mores
Mores (SS)
Mores is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 150 km north of Cagliari and about 30 km southeast of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,041 and an area of 95.1 km².Mores borders the following municipalities: Ardara,...
, Ploaghe
Ploaghe
Ploaghe is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 km north of Cagliari and about 20 km southeast of Sassari...
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Main sights
- Archeological site of Monte sant'Antoni: a prehistoric Federal Nuragic Sanctuary
- Archeological site of Mesumundu: an old Roman area and medieval
- Church of Nostra Segnora de MesumunduNostra Segnora de MesumunduNostra Segnora de Mesumundu is a religious building in the territory of Siligo, Sardinia, Italy. Located in the archaeological complex with the same name, it was built during the Byzantine domination of the island, over a pre-existing Roman structure.The Byzantines re-used walls of the Roman...
, 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 BenedictineBenedictineBenedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monks of Montecassino. - Church of Santi Elia ed Enoch: built on the top of the Monte Santo and modified by Benedictine monks after 1065.
Notable people
- Maria CartaMaria CartaMaria Carta was a Rome-based Sardinian folk music singer-songwriter. She also performed in film and theater and, in 1975, she wrote a book of poetry, Ritual Song.She was born in Siligo, Sassari, Sardinia....
(1934-1994), folk singer and actress - Gavino LeddaGavino LeddaGavino Ledda is an author and a scholar of the Italian language and of Sardinian. He is best known for his autobiographical work Padre padrone .-Early life:...
, author of an autobiographical work Padre padronePadre PadronePadre padrone is an Italian film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The Tavianis used both professional and non-professional actors from the Sardinian countryside....
(1975)