Monti, Sardinia
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Monti
Monte | |
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Comune di Monti | |
Coordinates: 40°48′N 9°20′E / 40.800°N 9.333°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Province | Sassari (SS) |
Frazioni | Su Canale, Sos Rueddos, Chirialza |
Government | |
• Mayor | Giovanni Maria Raspitzu elected: 2005-05-10 party list: "Insieme per Monti" |
Area | |
• Total | 123.69 km2 (47.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (31 December 2005)[1] | |
• Total | 2,521 |
• Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
Demonym | Montini |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 07020 |
Website | Official website |
Monti (Gallurese: Mònti, Sardinian: Monte) is a comune and small town of Gallura, northern Sardinia, Italy, in the province of Sassari. The town is surrounded by the cork oak forests and vineyards which form the twin bases of its economy. The vermentino grape, once known as "arratelau", has been cultivated here since the 14th century. In 1996 its Vermentino di Gallura wine was awarded DOCG status.
Monti borders on the following communes:
- Alà dei Sardi
- Berchidda
- Calangianus
- Loiri Porto San Paolo
- Olbia
- Telti
- Su Canale [1] Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
Noted Person
- Elvira Curci (1900-1984) - actress: known for: The Case Against Mrs. Ames; Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond,('Earthquake', 1959)
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monti, Sardinia.
- http://www.comunas.it/monti/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060814213501/http://www.comune.monti.ss.it/utente/index.asp
- http://demo.istat.it/
- http://www.comuni-italiani.it/090/041/
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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