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Olbia
Terranòa Tarranòa | |
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| Comune di Olbia | |
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Location of Olbia  | |
  Olbia Location of Olbia in Sardinia  Olbia Olbia (Sardinia) | |
| 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)[1] | |
• Total | 60,143 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Olbiesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07026 |
| Dialing code | 0789 |
| Patron saint | St. Simplicius |
| Saint day | May 15 |
| Website | Official website |
Olbia (Italian: [ˈɔlbja] ⓘ,[2][3] locally [ˈolbja]; Template:Lang-sc; Gallurese: Tarranòa)[4] 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.
Geography
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.
History
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 wars the Romans fought against the Carthaginians and the Sardinians near Olbia where the general Hanno died in battle.
From 1113 it was the episcopal see of the Diocese of Cività (succeeding to the Diocese of Gallura, the 1070 restoration of the Diocese of Fausania, c. 500–750), which was renamed in 1839 as Diocese of Civita–Tempio until its formal suppression in favor of (in fact merger into) the Diocese of Tempio–Ampurias (also integrating the Diocese of Ampurias, which was in personal union with the see of Civita from 1506)
Main sights
- Romanesque former cathedral of San Simplicio (11th–12th century).
- Church of St. Paul Apostle (medieval)
- National Archaeology Museum
- Pedres Castle
- Several dolmens and a menhir
- Several nuraghes
- Remains of the Roman forum and aqueduct
- Remains of Carthaginian walls
- Fausto Noce park, the largest in Sardinia
- River park of Padrongianus
Transport
Olbia is the main connection between Sardinia and the Italian peninsula, with an airport (Olbia – Costa Smeralda), a passenger port (Olbia-Isola Bianca), and a railway from Olbia railway station to Porto Torres, Golfo Aranci and Cagliari. There is an expressway to Nuoro and Cagliari (SS131) and national roads to Sassari (SS199-E840), Tempio Pausania (SS127) and Palau (SS125).
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Nuragic holy well temple of Sa testa -
Olbia, castle of Pedres -
Ruins of the Roman aqueduct -
Romanesque church of San Simplicio -
The church of S.Paolo of Olbia
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Climate
Olbia has a Mediterranean climate (Csa), with mild winters, warm springs and autumns and hot summers.
| Climate data for Olbia, Sardinia | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
39.9 (103.8) |
42.2 (108.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.6 (70.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47.3 (1.86) |
72.6 (2.86) |
63.4 (2.50) |
56.1 (2.21) |
37.4 (1.47) |
18.4 (0.72) |
6.4 (0.25) |
28.1 (1.11) |
40.8 (1.61) |
58.4 (2.30) |
55.6 (2.19) |
97.9 (3.85) |
582.4 (22.93) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 67 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 69 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 127 | 138 | 186 | 213 | 279 | 312 | 360 | 316 | 249 | 195 | 138 | 118 | 2,631 |
| Source: Aeronautica Militare [5] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Meridiana Fly has its head office on the grounds of Olbia - Costa Smeralda Airport.[6]
References
- ^ Population data from Istat
- ^ Migliorini, Bruno; Tagliavini, Carlo; Fiorelli, Piero. Tommaso Francesco Borri (ed.). "Dizionario italiano multimediale e multilingue d'ortografia e di pronunzia". dizionario.rai.it. Rai Eri. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Canepari, Luciano. "Dizionario di pronuncia italiana online". dipionline.it. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Olbia e la sua storia: arrivata la cartellonistica con i toponimi storici – Olbia.it
- ^ "Climate Statistics for Olbia, Sardinia". Retrieved Friday, March 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Read the Legal Info of Meridiana fly S.p.a." Meridiana Fly. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
Sources and external links
Olbia travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official website Template:It icon
- City of Olbia
- GCatholic
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