Berchidda

Berchidda
Berchidda; Belchidda
	Comune
	Comune di Berchidda
	Panorama of Berchidda
	Location of Berchidda
	Berchidda Location of Berchidda in Sardinia Berchidda Berchidda (Sardinia)
	Coordinates: 40°47′N 9°10′E
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.

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References

All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

Time in Jazz festival's official site

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[istat-1] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.