Alghero
Italian commune
Alghero (Italian pronunciation: [alˈɡɛro]; Catalan: L'Alguer, IPA: [ɫəɫˈɣe], locally: [lalˈɣe]; Sardinian: S'Alighèra; Sassarese: La Liéra), is a city of about 44,000 citizens in Italy. It lies in the province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the sea.
Alghero
L'Alguer (Catalan) | |
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| Città di Alghero (in Italian) Ciutat de l'Alguer (in Catalan) | |
.jpg) 16th century Aragonese Crown city walls | |
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Location of Alghero  | |
  Alghero Location of Alghero in Sardinia  Alghero Alghero (Sardinia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′N 08°19′E / 40.550°N 8.317°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | SS |
| Frazioni | Fertilia, Guardia Grande, I Piani, Loretella, Maristella, Sa Segada, Santa Maria La Palma, Tramariglio, Villassunta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Conoci ( Centre-right) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 224.43 km2 (86.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation 30 June 2017 | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 43,945 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Algheresi Algueresos |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07041 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Patron saint | St. Michael |
| Saint day | 29 September |
| Website | Official website |
| spoken language: Catalan | |
In the 1930s, the Swedish writer Amelie Posse Brazdova wrote a book entitled Sardinia Side Show, where she told the complete story of 2 years she spent "interned" in Alghero old town during World War I.
References
change- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ Population data from Istat
Other websites
change- City of Alghero Official website (in Italian and Catalan)
- Official Alghero tourism web site Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- Alghero Tourist Informations and Webcam Live Archived 2021-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian, English, and French)
- Alghero Tourism and Town Information Archived 2019-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- Alghero Tourism and Hotels Informations (in English)