Comune di Alghero
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari (SS)
Mayor	Marco Tedde (since June 10, 2002)
Elevation	7 m
Area	224.43 km²
Population
- Total (as of December 31, 2004)	40,257
- Density	171.12/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	40°33′N 08°19′E
Gentilic	Algheresi
Dialing code	079
Postal code	07041
Frazioni	Sant'Agostino, Il Carmine, La Pivarada, Fertilia, Santa Maria La Palma, Porto Conte
Patron	St. Michael
- Day	September 29
Position of Alghero/L'Alguer in Sardinia
Website: www.comune.alghero.ss.it

Alghero (L'Alguer in Catalan and S'Alighera in Sardinian), is a town of about 35,000 inhabitants (down from 54,300 inhabitants since early 20th century) in Italy. It lies in the province of Sassari in north-western Sardinia. Image File history File links Alghero-Stemma. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... Sardinia (Sardegna in Italian, Sardigna or Sardinna in the Sardinian language), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... In Italy, the province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (Regione). ... Sassari (It. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... Guido Renis archangel Michael (in the Capuchin church of Sta. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Situació_de_L'Alguer. ... Catalan in Europe Catalan IPA: (català ) is a Romance language, the official language of Andorra and co-official in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Valencia (under the name Valencian) and Catalonia. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... In Italy, the province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (Regione). ... Sassari (It. ... Sardinia (Sardegna in Italian, Sardigna or Sardinna in the Sardinian language), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ...

Old city wall and new sea wall, Alghero.

A minority of people in Alghero speak an ancient Catalan dialect from when Catalan invaders repopulated the town after expelling the autochthonous Sardinian population in 1372, following several revolts. Catalan was replaced as the official language by Spanish in the seventeenth century, then by Italian. The most recent linguistic research conducted showed that 22.4% of the population speak Algherese Catalan as a first language and around 90% have some understanding of the language. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 169 KB) Old city wall, new sea wall: Alghero, Sardinia, Italy Photograph taken by user:Red King, May 2004 and contributed to Wiki File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 169 KB) Old city wall, new sea wall: Alghero, Sardinia, Italy Photograph taken by user:Red King, May 2004 and contributed to Wiki File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to... Catalan in Europe Catalan IPA: (català ) is a Romance language, the official language of Andorra and co-official in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Valencia (under the name Valencian) and Catalonia. ... The term Sardinian can refer to either: Sardinia the Sardinian language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Events In this year, the city of Aachen, Germany begins adding a Roman numeral Anno Domini date to a few of its coins. ... Alguerese or Algherese is the variant of the Catalan language spoken in the city of Alghero, in the northwest of Sardinia. ...

History

The area of today's Alghero was settled since pre-historical times. The so-called Ozieri culture was present here in the 4th millennium BCE while the nuraghe civilization was present from around 1500 BCE for, and traces of Phoenician buildings have been found not far from the city. Su Nuraxi, Barumini, Sardinia Central tower of the Nuraghe at Saint Antine of Torralba Su Nurraxi. ... Phoenicia was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal plains of what is now Lebanon. ...

Alghero was founded around 1102 by the Genoese Doria family, as a fortified port. The Doria ruled it for centuries, apart a brief period under the Pisano family (1283-1284). In 1353 it was captured by the Aragonese, and could later grow thanks to the arrival of Aragonese and Catalan colonists: in the early 16th century Alghero received the status of King's City (ciutat de l'Alguer) and developed economically. Doria, originally de Auria (from de filiis Auriae), meaning the sons of Auria, and then de Oria or dOria, is the name of an old Genoese family whose history is indistiguishable from that of the Republic of Genoa from the 12th century to the 16th century. ... Capital Zaragoza Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 4th  47 719 km²  9,4% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 11th  1 217 514  2,9%  25,51/km² Demonym  – English  – Spanish  Aragonese  aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166...

The Aragonese were followed by Habsburg Spain, whose dominion, ended in 1702, brought some decadence to the city. In 1720 Alghero and Sardinia were handed over to Piedmont. Around 1750 a wide channel was excavated to improve the defensive stand of the peninsula. In 1821 famine led to a revolt of the population, which was bloodily suppressed. At the end of the same century Alghero was de-militarized and, during the Fascist era, part of the surrounding marshes was reclaimed and the suburbs of Fertilia and S.M. La Palma were founded, although the presence of malaria in the countryside could be overcome only in the 1950s. During World War II (1943) Alghero was bombed, its historical center suffering heavy damage. Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte) is a region of northwestern Italy. ... Fascism is a radical political ideology that combines elements of corporatism, authoritarianism, nationalism, militarism, anti-anarchism, anti-communism and anti-liberalism. ... Malaria is an infectious disease that is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

After the end of the war Alghero became a popular touristical resort.

Ecclesiastical history

The diocese comprises twenty-two communes in the province of Sassari and four in that of Cagliari, and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Sassari. In 1106 John, Bishop of Alghero, assisted at the consecration of the Church of the Trinity in Saccargia. After a long period of decadence, the see was renewed and confirmed by Julius II in his Papal Bull of 1503. Pietro Parens, a Genoese, became bishop; he was present at the Lateran Council in 1512, from the first to the seventh session. In the early 20th century it contains 20 parishes, 71 secular priests, 54,300 inhabitants. A bishop is an ordained person who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. ... Country Italy Region Sardinia Province Sassari (SS) Mayor Gianfranco Ganau (since May 2005) Elevation 225 m Area 546. ... Pope Julius II Julius II, né Giuliano della Rovere (December 5, 1443 - February 21, 1513), was pope from 1503 to 1513. ... Papal bull of Pope Urban VIII, 1637, sealed with a leaden bulla. ... 1503 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lateran councils were ecclesiastical councils or synods of the Catholic Church held at Rome in the Lateran Palace next to the Lateran Basilica. ... 1512 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Main sights

• Palazzo Carcassona
• The Cathedral of St. Mary. Begun in 1570, it was opened in 1593 but finished and consecrated only in 1730. The church original was is in Catalan-Gothic style, as it can be seen in the five chapels of the presbytery, which also include the base of the bell tower. The nave and the two aisles are instead in Late Renaissance style. In the 20th century a Neo-Classicist narthex was added to the façade, changing abruptly its appearance.
• The church of St. Francis (1360, rebuilt in the late 16th century). Original Catalan-Gothic parts can be seen over the high altar, the presbytery chapels and the SS. Sacramento Chapel. The bell tower is from the first half of the 16th century.
• The church of St. Michael
• The Madonna del Santo Rosario
• The Torre del Portal, built at the expenses the Jewish Community of Alghero in 1360, and the Tower dell'Esperò Reial (16th century).
• Palazzo D'Albis (16th century), a typical example of Catalan-Aragonese architecture of the 16th century. In the October 1541 it housed the Emperor Charles V.

Some 100 Nuraghe remains can be seen in the neighbouring areas of Sant'Imbenia (including also a Phoenician necropolis and Roman remains near the airport of Alghero), Palmavera and Anghelu Ruju. See also Gothic art. ... The narthex of a church is the entrance or lobby area. ... Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. ... Su Nuraxi, Barumini, Sardinia Central tower of the Nuraghe at Saint Antine of Torralba Su Nurraxi. ... Phoenicia was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal plains of what is now Lebanon. ... View of the Etruscan necropolis of Banditaccia, in Cerveteri, Italy. ... Fertilia Airport or Alghero Airport (IATA: AHO, ICAO: LIEA) is situated 4-5 km (2. ...

See also

• Fertilia Airport

Fertilia Airport or Alghero Airport (IATA: AHO, ICAO: LIEA) is situated 4-5 km (2. ...

Image gallery

View	View	Cathedral	Harbour
Old town street	Piazza civica	San Giacomo Tower	Maddalena Tower
Sperone Tower	Lighthouse	Capo Caccia

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Sources and external links

• City of Alghero Official website
• Linguistic data from Generalitat de Catalunya

Sardinia · Communes of the province of Sassari

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