Cossoine

Cossoine
Comune
Comune di Cossoine
Cossoine
Location of Cossoine in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°26′N 8°43′E / 40.433°N 8.717°E / 40.433; 8.717Coordinates: 40°26′N 8°43′E / 40.433°N 8.717°E / 40.433; 8.717
Country Italy
Region Sardinia
Province Sassari (SS)
Government
  Mayor Sabrina Sassu
Area
  Total 38.17 km2 (14.74 sq mi)
Elevation 529 m (1,736 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)[1]
  Total 847
  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Cossoinesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 07010
Dialing code 079
Website Official website

Cossoine is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) north of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Sassari.

Cossoine borders the following municipalities: Bonorva, Cheremule, Giave, Mara, Padria, Pozzomaggiore, Romana, Semestene, Thiesi.

Sights include the churches of Santa Maria Iscalas, an example of Byzantine architecture (6th-11th centuries), and Santa Chiara, in Romanesque-Gothic-Aragonese style (16th century).

References

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


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