Paulilatino
Encyclopedia
Paulilatino is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Oristano
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 100 km northwest of Cagliari
and about 25 km northeast of Oristano
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,436 and an area of 104.0 km².
Paulilatino borders the following municipalities: Abbasanta
, Bauladu
, Bonarcado
, Fordongianus
, Ghilarza
, Santu Lussurgiu
, Solarussa
, Villanova Truschedu
, Zerfaliu
.
. Central to the facilities is well built with well smoothed basaltic ashlars and consisting of of three architectural elements: an elliptical enclosure, a stairs shaped like a trapezium and a circular chamber with an ogival ceiling that contains the water. In front of the well there is the remains of a nuragic gathering place), accompanied by a number of huts thought to house nuragic villagers.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Oristano
Province of Oristano
Oristano is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano.It has an area of 3,040 km², and a total population of 167,971 . There are 88 municipalities in the province ). As of June 2005, the main communes by population are:-Politics:-External...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, located about 100 km northwest of Cagliari
Cagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
and about 25 km northeast of Oristano
Oristano
Oristano is a town and comune, capital of the Province of Oristano, on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It has approximately 32,500 inhabitants.Its economy is mainly based on fishing, agriculture and, to a certain extent, tourism.-History:...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,436 and an area of 104.0 km².
Paulilatino borders the following municipalities: Abbasanta
Abbasanta
Abbasanta is a town and comune in the province of Oristano, Sardinia , and is located on the main road between Macomer and Oristano.-Description:Abbasanta sits on a lava plateau rich in cork oaks, olive trees and lentischi...
, Bauladu
Bauladu
Bauladu is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100 km northwest of Cagliari and about 15 km northeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 732 and an area of 24.2 km².Bauladu borders the following municipalities:...
, Bonarcado
Bonarcado
Bonarcado is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 110 km northwest of Cagliari and about 25 km north of Oristano....
, Fordongianus
Fordongianus
Fordongianus is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari and about 25 km northeast of Oristano...
, Ghilarza
Ghilarza
Ghilarza is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100 km north of Cagliari and about 30 km northeast of Oristano....
, Santu Lussurgiu
Santu Lussurgiu
Santu Lussurgiu is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 110 km northwest of Cagliari and about 25 km north of Oristano....
, Solarussa
Solarussa
Solarussa is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari and about 10 km northeast of Oristano...
, Villanova Truschedu
Villanova Truschedu
Villanova Truschedu is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari and about 15 km northeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 335 and an area of 16.5 km².Villanova Truschedu borders the...
, Zerfaliu
Zerfaliu
Zerfaliu is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari and about 14 km northeast of Oristano...
.
Santa Cristina di Paulilatino
The complex of Santa Cristina dates from the twelfth century b.c. and consists of a well and various ceremonial buildings. It is one of the most important sites of the nuragic civilizationNuragic civilization
The Nuragic civilization was a civilization of Sardinia, lasting from the Bronze Age to the 2nd century AD. The name derives from its most characteristic monuments, the nuraghe. They consist of tower-fortresses, built starting from about 1800 BC...
. Central to the facilities is well built with well smoothed basaltic ashlars and consisting of of three architectural elements: an elliptical enclosure, a stairs shaped like a trapezium and a circular chamber with an ogival ceiling that contains the water. In front of the well there is the remains of a nuragic gathering place), accompanied by a number of huts thought to house nuragic villagers.