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Alghero
L'Alguer (Catalan) | |
|---|---|
| Città di Alghero (in Italian) Ciutat de l'Alguer (in Catalan) | |
.jpg) 16th century Aragonese Crown city walls | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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 Bruno (Centre) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 224.43 km2 (86.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation 30 June 2017 | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[3] | |
| • 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 | |
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.
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 | change source]
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ Population data from Istat
Other websites[change | change source]
- 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)
