Ozieri

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Città di Ozieri
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Location of Ozieri in Sardinia
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Ozieri
Ozieri (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 40°35′N9°00′E / 40.583°N 9.000°E / 40.583; 9.000
Country Italy
Region Sardinia
Province Sassari (SS)
Frazioni Chilivani, Fraigas, San Nicola, Vigne, Lago Del Coghinas, Regione Badde Pira
Government
  MayorMarco Murgia
Area
[1]
  Total252.13 km2 (97.35 sq mi)
Elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (1-1-2019) [2]
  Total10,454
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym Ozierese(-i)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
07014
Dialing code 079
Patron saint St. Antiochus
Saint dayNovember, 13
Website Official website

Ozieri (Sardinian : Otieri) is a comune (municipality) of approximatively 11,000 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, in the Italian region of Sardinia, in the Logudoro historical region.

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Its cathedral of the Immacolata is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ozieri. Ozieri is the centre of the earliest known archaeological culture on Sardinia (known as Ozieri culture).

Main sights

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Cathedral
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Sant'Antioco di Bisarcio

Transportation

Ozieri can be reached from Sassari through the SS.597 National Road and by Olbia (SS.199).

The city has a railway station located in the frazione of Chilivani (lines to Olbia, Porto Torres and Cagliari).

People

Twin towns

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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.