Sarroch
Encyclopedia
Sarroch is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Cagliari
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 20 km southwest of Cagliari
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,277 and an area of 67.9 km².
Sarroch borders the following municipalities: Assemini
, Capoterra
, Pula
, Villa San Pietro
.
Sarroch, which is situated twenty five kilometres from Cagliari, has 5.600 inhabitants. This number becomes 10.000 in the summer with the invasion of the zones of Perda e Sali and Portu Columbu. The origin of the name is mysterious. It might derive from the Phonenician "Sharak" meaning bunch of grapes , or perhaps from the Catalan "S'arroch" with clear reference of the majestic rock that dominates the village.
owned by an important Italian family (Massimo Moratti
).
The refinery is one of the biggest in Europe and was the subject of scandals related to pollution and public incentives for renewable energy sources and also workers security.
In 2009 the documentary-film Oil based on the story of the refinery was subject to censorship in Italy
.
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 Cagliari
Province of Cagliari
Cagliari is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Cagliari.It has an area of 4,470 km², and a total population of 543,310 . There are 71 comuni in the province....
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 20 km southwest 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,277 and an area of 67.9 km².
Sarroch borders the following municipalities: Assemini
Assemini
Assemini is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 12 km northwest of Cagliari in the plain of the Cixerri, Flumini Mannu and Sa Nuxedda rivers. It includes notable forest area which are part of the Sulcis Regional Park...
, Capoterra
Capoterra
Capoterra is a town and comune in the province of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.It is located on the western arm of the Golfo degli Angeli, c. 15 km from Cagliari. Economy is mostly based on agriculture, although the tourism sector grew notably in the past decades....
, Pula
Pula, Italy
Pula is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 25 km southwest of Cagliari...
, Villa San Pietro
Villa San Pietro
Villa San Pietro is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 25 km southwest of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,849 and an area of 39.6 km²....
.
Sarroch, which is situated twenty five kilometres from Cagliari, has 5.600 inhabitants. This number becomes 10.000 in the summer with the invasion of the zones of Perda e Sali and Portu Columbu. The origin of the name is mysterious. It might derive from the Phonenician "Sharak" meaning bunch of grapes , or perhaps from the Catalan "S'arroch" with clear reference of the majestic rock that dominates the village.
Saras
Sarroch is the location of the famous oil refinery Saras S.p.A.Saras S.p.A.
Saras Raffinerie Sarde SpA is an Italian energy provider founded in 1962, operating in the area of oil refining and the production of electricity, located in the island of Sardinia.-History:...
owned by an important Italian family (Massimo Moratti
Massimo Moratti
Massimo Moratti is an Italian oil tycoon. He is the owner and President of Italian football team Football Club Internazionale Milano, and Chief Executive Officer of Saras S.p.A.-Life and career:...
).
The refinery is one of the biggest in Europe and was the subject of scandals related to pollution and public incentives for renewable energy sources and also workers security.
In 2009 the documentary-film Oil based on the story of the refinery was subject to censorship in Italy
Censorship in Italy
Italy has one of the lowest levels of press freedom in Europe. A 2009 report by Freedom House classified Italy as "partly free", the only country in western Europe, also ranking it behind most former communist states of eastern Europe....
.