Villaperuccio
Encyclopedia
Villaperuccio is a comune
(municipality) 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
.
Villaperuccio borders the following municipalities: Narcao
, Nuxis
, Perdaxius
, Piscinas
, Santadi
, Tratalias
. Its territory includes the pre-Nuragic
necropolis of Montessu, some 40 nuraghe
and the menhir
site of is perdas croccadas.
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 40 km southwest 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 13 km southeast of Carbonia, in the lower Sulcis
Sulcis
Sulcis is the southwestern region of Sardinia, part of the larger Sulcis-Iglesiente region. It is named for the Phoenician city of Sulcis , present-day Sant'Antioco....
.
Villaperuccio borders the following municipalities: 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....
, Nuxis
Nuxis
Nuxis is a comune 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...
, Perdaxius
Perdaxius
Perdaxius is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 km west of Cagliari and about 9 km east of Carbonia. On 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,466 and an area of 29.5 km².Perdaxius borders the following municipalities:...
, Piscinas
Piscinas
Piscinas is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 km southwest of Cagliari and about 15 km southeast of Carbonia, in the Sulcis-Iglesiente traditional subregion....
, 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...
, Tratalias
Tratalias
Tratalias is a comune in the Province of Carbonia-Iglesias in the Island of Sardinia, located about 50 km southwest of Cagliari and about 8 km southeast of Carbonia....
. Its territory includes the pre-Nuragic
Ozieri culture
The Ozieri culture was a prehistoric pre-Nuragic culture that lived in Sardinia from c. 3200 to 2800 BC. It takes its name from the locality where the main findings connected with it have been found, the grotto of San Michele near Ozieri, in northern Sardinia...
necropolis of Montessu, some 40 nuraghe
Nuraghe
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...
and the menhir
Menhir
A menhir is a large upright standing stone. Menhirs may be found singly as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones. Their size can vary considerably; but their shape is generally uneven and squared, often tapering towards the top...
site of is perdas croccadas.