Posada, Sardinia

Posada Pasada
Comune
Comune di Posada
Posada Location of Posada in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°38′N 9°43′E / 40.633°N 9.717°E / 40.633; 9.717Coordinates: 40°38′N 9°43′E / 40.633°N 9.717°E / 40.633; 9.717
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province / Metropolitan city	Province of Nuoro (NU)
Frazioni	San Giovanni di Posada, Sas Murtas, Montelongu
Area
• Total	33.52 km2 (12.94 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
• Total	2,394
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Posadini
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	08020
Dialing code	0784

Posada (Latin: Pheronia, Sardinian: Pasada), also previously known as Feronia or Pausata, is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia. The city sits on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,394 and an area of 33.52 square kilometres (12.94 sq mi).

Posada borders the following municipalities: Budoni, Siniscola and Torpè.

Within Posada's territory was the ancient city of Feronia or Pheronia, the foundation of which is ascribed to the Faliscans, which contained a now lost temple to the Etruscan goddess Feronia.

During the Roman period, the town's importance declined with the foundation of nearby Portus Luguidonis.

In the Middle Ages, Posada was main town of an historical district called Baronia di Posada or Baronia Alta (to be distinguished from Baronia Bassa or Baronia di Orosei/Galtelli'), on the Tyrrhenian coast of the island.

The ancient part of the town is in a spectacular position on the top of a hill, where it preserves a particular medieval historical center, with ruins of a castle (Castello della Fava) and a square panoramic tower of the 13th century.

The castle has been the equivalent of a holiday residence for the Giudichessa Eleanor of Arborea, and was object of alternate possession by the Giudicato d'Arborea and the Aragon, during the long fight before the Spanish conquest.

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