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Olbia Terranòa Tarranòa |
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| Comune di Olbia | ||
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 Olbia
Location of Olbia in Sardinia
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| Coordinates: 40°55′N 09°30′E / 40.917°N 9.500°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Sardinia | |
| Province | Sassari | |
| Frazioni | Berchiddeddu, Murta Maria, Pittulongu, Rudalza-Porto Rotondo, San Pantaleo | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Settimo Nizzi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 383.64 km2 (148.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (30 sEptember 2017) | ||
| • Total | 60,143 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Olbiesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 07026 | |
| Dialing code | 0789 | |
| Patron saint | St. Simplicius | |
| Saint day | May 15 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Olbia (Italian: [ˈɔlbja] (
listen),locally [ˈolbja]; Sardinian: Terranòa; Gallurese: Tarranòa) is a city and comune of 59,885 inhabitants (November 2016) in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia (Italy), in the Gallura sub-region. Called Olbia in the Roman age, Cività in the Middle Ages (Giudicati period) and Terranova Pausania before the 1940s, Olbia was again the official name of the city during the period of Fascism.
It is the economic centre of this part of the island (commercial centres, food industry) and is very close to the Costa Smeralda tourist area. It was one of the administrative capitals of the province of Olbia-Tempio, operative since 2005 and canceled after a referendum seven years later. Olbia is a tourist destination thanks to its sea and beaches and also for the large number of places of cultural interest to visit.
Olbia (the name is of Greek origin) is very ancient and was possibly founded by the Greeks, although the name is of Greek origin due to the Greek presence during the 7th century bc, the city was first settled by Phoenicians, according to the archaeological findings. It contains ruins from nuragic to the Roman Era, when it was an important port, and the Middle Ages, when it was the capital of the Giudicato of Gallura, one of the four independent states of Sardinia. During the first punic war the Romans fought against the Carthaginians and the Sardinians near Olbia where the general Hanno died in battle.
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