Oschiri

Oschiri Óscheri, Óscari
Comune
Comune di Oschiri
Panorama from Santo Stefano
Oschiri Location of Oschiri in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°43′N 9°6′E / 40.717°N 9.100°E / 40.717; 9.100Coordinates: 40°43′N 9°6′E / 40.717°N 9.100°E / 40.717; 9.100
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province / Metropolitan city	Sassari (SS)
Frazioni	San Leonardo
Area
• Total	215.5 km2 (83.2 sq mi)
Population (Dec. 2004)
• Total	3,696
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Oschiresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	07027
Dialing code	079

Oschiri (Gallurese: Óscari, Sardinian: Óscheri) is a comune (municipality) and former bishopric in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Olbia.

As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,696 and an area of 215.5 square kilometres (83.2 sq mi).

The municipality of Oschiri contains the frazione (subdivision) San Leonardo.

Oschiri borders the following municipalities: Alà dei Sardi, Berchidda, Buddusò, Ozieri, Pattada, Tempio Pausania, Tula.

Within the comune of Oschiri is the church of Nostra Signora di Castro, which was once the cathedral episcopal see of a diocese, centred on the now disappeared town of Castro. It was suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sassari.

The bishopric dates back to Byzantine times (circa 1000 AD), but the earliest mention of a bishop of Castro is of 1116, when an unnamed bishop of the see assisted at the dedication of the Basilica di Saccargia. In 1164, its bishop Atto dedicated a church in the locality of Aneleto and granted it in the following year to Camaldolese monks.

Castro later decayed, and the bishop's residence was transferred to Bono.