Santa Giusta

Santa Giusta
Santa Giusta; Santa Justa
	Comune
	Comune di Santa Giusta
	view of Santa Giusta Cathedral
	Coat of arms
	Location of Santa Giusta
	Santa Giusta Location of Santa Giusta in Sardinia Santa Giusta Santa Giusta (Sardinia)
	Coordinates: 39°53′N 8°37′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Oristano (OR)
Frazioni	Cirras, Corte Baccas
Government
• Mayor	Antonello Figus
Area [1]
• Total	69.2 km2 (26.7 sq mi)
Population (30 November 2014)[2]
• Total	4,875
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Santagiustesi; Santajustesus
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09096
Dialing code	0783
Patron saint	Santa Giusta
Website	Official website

Santa Giusta (Italian pronunciation: [santa dʒusta]; Sardinian: Santa Justa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) northwest of Cagliari and about 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Oristano in the Campidano area.

History

The site of the Phoenician port town of Othoca[3] is thought to be at the bottom of a lake separated from the Mediterranean by a small isthmus, and modern Santa Giusta occupies some ancient sites. Previous excavations recovered 50 amphorae and the first chamber tomb of Phoenician origin found in Italy. Archaeologists led by Carlo del Vais of the University of Cagliari plan to excavate a portion of the lake where 100 amphorae appear to be located on a wooden platform covered by a thick mud layer.[4]

Main sights

Santa Giusta Cathedral, former cathedral and now a minor basilica, an important Romanesque church

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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).
Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 48.
"Excavation planned for Phoenician city." United Press International, 18 Aug. 2007.

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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).

[3] Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 48.

[4] "Excavation planned for Phoenician city." United Press International, 18 Aug. 2007.