Ghilarza

Ghilarza
Ilartzi
Comune
Comune di Ghilarza
Panorama

Coat of arms
Ghilarza
Location of Ghilarza in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°7′N 8°50′E / 40.117°N 8.833°E / 40.117; 8.833
Country Italy
Region Sardinia
Province Oristano (OR)
Frazioni Zuri
Government
 • Mayor Alessandro Marco Defrassu
Area
 • Total 55.46 km2 (21.41 sq mi)
Population (31 August 2017[1])
 • Total 4,464
 • Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ghilarzesi
Ilartzesos
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 09074
Dialing code 0785
Patron saint St. Macarius
Saint day 19 January
Website Official website

Ghilarza (Sardinian: Ilàrtzi) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Oristano.

Antonio Gramsci, political philosopher and founder of the Italian Communist Party, lived with his family in Ghilarza from about 1897 to 1908.

The town's sights include the 13th century Romanesque church of San Palmerio, in white-black trachite, and the 15th century Aragonese Tower.

History

The foundation of the town dates back to the Nuragic period. Ghilarza then experienced Phoenician, Roman and Byzantine dominations. During the Middle Ages the town was part of Giudicato of Arborea, one of the Sardinian Kingdoms that gained effective independence from Byzantium.

References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: National Institute of Statistics (Italy) (Istat).


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