Pabillonis Pabillois |
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Comune | ||
Comune di Pabillonis | ||
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Location of Pabillonis in Sardinia | ||
Coordinates: 39°36′N 8°43′E / 39.600°N 8.717°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Sardinia | |
Province / Metropolitan city | South Sardinia | |
Frazioni | Foddi | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Alessandro Garau | |
Area | ||
• Total | 37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) | |
Population (31 December 2006) | ||
• Total | 2,960 | |
• Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Pabillonesi | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 09030 | |
Dialing code | 070 | |
Website | Official website |
Pabillonis, Pabillois in the Sardinian language, is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Cagliari and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Sanluri.
Pabillonis borders the following municipalities: Gonnosfanadiga, Guspini, Mogoro, San Gavino Monreale, San Nicolò d'Arcidano, Sardara.
It is home to a 12th-century church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist and another church dedicated to St. Lussorio near nuraghe of the same name.
There are different nuraghe sites, including those of Santu Sciori (c. 1300 BC) and Nuraxi Fenu, one of the largest in Sardinia , from the mid-Bronze Age (1600–1300 BC).
Nuraghe Santu Sciori is mark out cause of church built on it in 1970 in honor of St. Lussorio. Near there is a ruin of Hystorical church built above another little nuraghe. A big part of nuraghe is underground.
Nuraghe Fenu is near to the train station of Pabillonis, along the rail and it's far 3 km from the village. It's one of the biggest polilobat nuraghe of Sardinia with an area of 2.000 square meters.
Around the territory of Pabillonis there were time ago other three Nuraghi: