Posada, Sardinia

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Pasada
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Comune di Posada
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Posada
Posada (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 40°38′N9°43′E / 40.633°N 9.717°E / 40.633; 9.717
Country Italy
Region Sardinia
Province Province of Nuoro (NU)
Frazioni San Giovanni di Posada, Sas Murtas, Montelongu
Area
[1]
 • Total33.52 km2 (12.94 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2004) [2]
 • Total2,394
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym Posadini
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
08020
Dialing code 0784

Posada (Latin : Pheronia, Sardinian : Pasada), [3] also previously known as Feronia or Pausata, is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia. The city sits on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,394 and an area of 33.52 square kilometres (12.94 sq mi). [4]

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Posada borders the following municipalities: Budoni, Siniscola and Torpè. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). [5]

History

Within Posada's territory was the ancient city of Feronia or Pheronia, the foundation of which is ascribed to the Faliscans, which contained a now lost temple to the Etruscan goddess Feronia.

During the Roman period, the town's importance declined with the foundation of nearby Portus Luguidonis.

In the Middle Ages, Posada was main town of an historical district called Baronia di Posada or Baronia Alta (to be distinguished from Baronia Bassa or Baronia di Orosei/Galtelli'), on the Tyrrhenian coast of the island.

The ancient part of the town is in a spectacular position on the top of a hill, where it preserves a particular medieval historical center, with ruins of a castle (Castello della Fava) and a square panoramic tower of the 13th century.

The castle has been the equivalent of a holiday residence for the Giudichessa Eleanor of Arborea, and was object of alternate possession by the Giudicato d'Arborea and the Aragon, during the long fight before the Spanish conquest.

The castle became then the seat of the Baron of Posada, a title and a fief created in 1431 for Don Nicolò Carroz and formally ended in 1856, when it was finally bought by the kingdom of Sardinia (the last one of all Sardinian fiefs).

Economy

Tourism in Posada is the main economic activity.

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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.
  3. ↑ Richard Talbert , Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World , ( ISBN   0-691-03169-X ), Map 48.
  4. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  5. ↑ "Sardegna" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.



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