Alghero
Italian commune
Alghero (Italian pronunciation: [alˈɡɛro]; Catalan: L'Alguer, IPA: [ɫəɫˈɣe], locally: [lalˈɣe]; Sardinian: S'Alighèra; Sassarese: La Liéra), is a city of about 44,000 citizens in Italy. It lies in the province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the sea.
Alghero L'Alguer (Catalan) | |
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Città di Alghero (in Italian) Ciutat de l'Alguer (in Catalan) | |
Coordinates: 40°33′N 08°19′E / 40.550°N 8.317°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Province | SS |
Frazioni | Fertilia, Guardia Grande, I Piani, Loretella, Maristella, Sa Segada, Santa Maria La Palma, Tramariglio, Villassunta |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mario Conoci ( Centre-right) |
Area | |
• Total | 224.43 km2 (86.65 sq mi) |
Elevation 30 June 2017 | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 43,945 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
Demonyms | Algheresi Algueresos |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 07041 |
Dialing code | 079 |
Patron saint | St. Michael |
Saint day | 29 September |
Website | Official website |
spoken language: Catalan |
In the 1930s, the Swedish writer Amelie Posse Brazdova wrote a book entitled Sardinia Side Show, where she told the complete story of 2 years she spent "interned" in Alghero old town during World War I.
References
Other websites
- City of Alghero Official website (in Italian and Catalan)
- Official Alghero tourism web site Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- Alghero Tourist Informations and Webcam Live Archived 2021-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian, English, and French)
- Alghero Tourism and Town Information Archived 2019-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- Alghero Tourism and Hotels Informations (in English)
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