Iglesias, Sardinia
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Iglesias Igrèsias |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Iglesias | |
the Cathedral
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 Iglesias
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| Coordinates: 39°19′N 8°32′E / 39.317°N 8.533°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province / Metropolitan city | South Sardinia |
| Frazioni | Barega, Bindua, Corongiu, Masua, Monte Agruxiau, Monteponi, Nebida, San Benedetto, San Giovanni Miniera, Tanì |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emilio Agostino Gariazzo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 207.63 km2 (80.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2012) | |
| • Total | 27,552 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Iglesienti |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 09016 |
| Dialing code | 0781 |
| Patron saint | Santa Chiara |
| Saint day | 11 August |
| Website | Official website |
Iglesias (pronounced [iˈɡlɛːzjas] or locally [iˈɡlezjas]; Sardinian: Igrèsias)
listen is a comune and city of the province of South Sardinia, region of Sardinia, Italy. It was the co-capital of the ex province of Carbonia-Iglesias (along with Carbonia) as well as its second-largest community.
In the period of Spanish control, the city was one of the most important royal cities of Sardinia. It is also episcopal seat (Roman Catholic Diocese of Iglesias). Situated at an elevation of 190 metres (620 ft) in the hills in the southwest of Sardinia, it was a centre of a mining district where lead, zinc, and silver were extracted. It was also a centre for the distillation of sulfuric acid.
The area where today stands the city of Iglesias was already inhabited in prehistoric times: the oldest traces of human settlement date back to the Neolithic. To the Ozieri culture (fourth millennium BC) date the domus de Janas discovered in the mountainous area of San Benedetto. Also belong to the prenuragic period finds found in nearby caves attributable to the cultures of Monte Claro, Bell Beaker and Bonnanaro. Follow further traces of Nuragic, Punic and Roman presences. The ancient sources speak of a city called Metalla, perhaps located along the border with Fluminimaggiore.
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