Ghilarza

Ghilarza
Ghilarza; Ilartzi
	Comune
	Comune di Ghilarza
	Panorama
	Coat of arms
	Location of Ghilarza
	Ghilarza Location of Ghilarza in Sardinia Ghilarza Ghilarza (Sardinia)
	Coordinates: 40°7′N 8°50′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Oristano (OR)
Frazioni	Zuri
Government
• Mayor	Alessandro Marco Defrassu
Area [1]
• Total	55.46 km2 (21.41 sq mi)
Population (31 August 2017[2])[3]
• 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 ancestors of the American astronaut Wally Schirra were native of Ghilarza, before migrating to Switzerland and than to USA.[4][5]

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.

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References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics: National Institute of Statistics (Italy) (Istat).
"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
Walter Marty Schirra su ti.ch/can/oltreconfiniti.
Corriere di Napoli, 4 ottobre 1962, pagina 5

External links

Official website

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: National Institute of Statistics (Italy) (Istat).

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-3] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[4] Walter Marty Schirra su ti.ch/can/oltreconfiniti.

[5] Corriere di Napoli, 4 ottobre 1962, pagina 5