Torralba, Sardinia
Torralba
Turalva | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Torralba | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Torralba | |
  Torralba Location of Torralba in Sardinia  Torralba Torralba (Sardinia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′N 8°46′E / 40.517°N 8.767°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Sassari (SS) |
| Frazioni | Bonnanaro, Bonorva, Borutta, Cheremule, Giave, Mores |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pier Paolo Mulas (since 2022)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.75 km2 (14.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Population (2024)[3] | |
• Total | 874 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Torralbesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07048 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
Torralba (Sardinian: Turalva) is a town and commune in Sardinia, Italy, administratively part of the province of Sassari.
The communal territory is home to the Nuraghe palace of Nuraghe Santu Antine.[4]
History
The area has been inhabited since the Neolithic , as evidenced by the numerous domus de janas found beneath the San Pietro di Sorres plateau . However, Torralba's most significant historical period occurred during the Nuragic Age, as evidenced by the more than thirty nuraghes and over ten giants' tombs found in its territory. Among the most important nuraghes in the Torralba area are the Ruju nuraghe and undoubtedly the Santu Antine nuragic complex , one of the largest and best preserved in Sardinia , with a 17-meter-high central tower.
The town of Torralba is mentioned for the first time in a historical document dated around 1064-65 . In the Middle Ages, the town belonged to the curatoria of Meilogu , in the Giudicato of Torres and arose around the church of Santa Maria . With the fall of the Giudicato ( 1259 ), it came under the dominion of the Genoese Doria family.
References
- ^ "Anagrafe degli Amministratori Locali e Regionali". amministratori.interno.gov.it. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Nuraghe Santu Antine". www.sardegnaturismo.it. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
