Villaputzu
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Villaputzu is a municipality in the Province of Cagliari
in the Italian
region and island of Sardinia
, located about 45 km northeast of the sardinian capital Cagliari
. It is located in a short plain created by the Flumendosa
river's mouth, next to the Sarrabus hill.
The village of Villaputzu is a part of the historic region of Sarrabus, whose municipalities are Villaputzu, Muravera
, San Vito
and Castiadas
.
Villaputzu and the Sarrabus in general are very popular as the birthplace of the most famous masters of launeddas
musical instrument.
Province of Cagliari
Cagliari is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Cagliari.It has an area of 4,470 km², and a total population of 543,310 . There are 71 comuni in the province....
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 and island of 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 45 km northeast of the sardinian capital 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...
. It is located in a short plain created by the Flumendosa
Flumendosa
The Flumendosa is a river of southern Sardinia, Italy. With a length of , it is the second river of the island behind the Tirso.The Flumendosa's springs are located in the Gennargentu massif, at the feet of the Monte Armidda; it flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea in the area of the towns of Muravera and...
river's mouth, next to the Sarrabus hill.
The village of Villaputzu is a part of the historic region of Sarrabus, whose municipalities are Villaputzu, Muravera
Muravera
Muravera is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 km northeast of Cagliari in the Sarrabus traditional area....
, San Vito
San Vito
San Vito is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 km northeast of Cagliari.San Vito borders the following municipalities: Burcei, Castiadas, Muravera, Sinnai, Villaputzu, Villasalto....
and Castiadas
Castiadas
Castiadas is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 km east of Cagliari. Founded in the 14th century and repopulated in the 19th century after centuries of abandonment, it is part of the Sarrabus-Gerrei historical region.Castiadas borders the...
.
Villaputzu and the Sarrabus in general are very popular as the birthplace of the most famous masters of launeddas
Launeddas
The launeddas is a typical Sardinian woodwind instrument, consisting of three pipes. It is polyphonic and played using circular breathing. An ancient instrument, dating back to at least the 8th century BC, launeddas are still played during religious ceremonies and dances...
musical instrument.