Siligo

Siligo
Comune
Comune di Siligo
Location of Siligo
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Coordinates: 40°35′N 08°44′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari (SS)
Government
• Mayor	Giovanni Porcheddu (since October 2020)
Area [1]
• Total	43.6 km^2 (16.8 sq mi)
Elevation	452 m (1,483 ft)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	813
• Density	19/km^2 (48/sq mi)
Demonym	Silighesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07040
Dialing code	079
Patron saint	St. Victoria
Saint day	December 23
Website	www.comunesiligo.it

Siligo is a city in the region of Logudoro in northern Sardinia, Italy.

The mesas of Monte Santo and Monte Pelau

Siligo is next to the following municipalities: Ardara, Banari, Bessude, Bonnanaro, Codrongianos, Florinas, Mores, Ploaghe.

Main sights

• Archeological site of Monte sant'Antoni: a prehistoric Federal Nuragic Sanctuary
• Archeological site of Mesumundu: an old Roman area and medieval
• Church of Nostra Segnora de Mesumundu, built in the Byzantine age (6th century AD) upon the ruins of a Roman baths (2nd century AD). The church was modified after 1065 by the Benedictine monks of Montecassino.
• Church of Santi Elia ed Enoch: built on the top of the Monte Santo and modified by Benedictine monks after 1065.

Notable people

• Maria Carta (1934-1994), folk singer and actress
• Gavino Ledda, author of an autobiographical work Padre padrone (1975)

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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