Berchidda

Berchidda
Belchidda
Comune
Comune di Berchidda
Panorama of Berchidda
Berchidda
Location of Berchidda in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°47′N 9°10′E / 40.783°N 9.167°E / 40.783; 9.167Coordinates: 40°47′N 9°10′E / 40.783°N 9.167°E / 40.783; 9.167
Country Italy
Region Sardinia
Province Sassari (SS)
Government
 • Mayor Andrea Nieddu
Area
 • Total 201.88 km2 (77.95 sq mi)
Population (30 April 2017)[1]
 • Total 2,758
 • Density 14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Berchiddesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 07022
Dialing code 079
Patron saint St. Sebastian
Saint day January 20
Website Official website

Berchidda (Gallurese: Bilchidda, Sardinian: Belchidda) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Olbia.

It is located near Lake Coghinas in a hilly area bordered on the north by the Limbara mountain range.

Berchidda borders the following municipalities: Alà dei Sardi, Calangianus, Monti, Oschiri, Tempio Pausania.

Culture

A jazz festival called Time in Jazz takes place every year in Berchidda since 1988. Paolo Fresu, the Sardinian trumpet player, born in Berchidda in 1961, is the founder and the organizer of this festival.

Transportation

It is connected by the SS 131 State Road and has a station on the Cagliari-Olbia-Golfo Aranci railway.

References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.


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