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Domusnovas

Coordinates: 39°19′N 8°39′E / 39.317°N 8.650°E / 39.317; 8.650
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Domusnovas
Domusnoas
Comune di Domusnovas
Coat of arms of Domusnovas
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Domusnovas is located in Italy
Domusnovas
Domusnovas
Location of Domusnovas in Sardinia
Domusnovas is located in Sardinia
Domusnovas
Domusnovas
Domusnovas (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°19′N 8°39′E / 39.317°N 8.650°E / 39.317; 8.650
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSouth Sardinia
Government
 • MayorAngelo Deidda
Area
 • Total80.5 km2 (31.1 sq mi)
Elevation
152 m (499 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2007[1])[2]
 • Total6,489
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
DemonymDomusnovesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09015
Dialing code0781
WebsiteOfficial website

Domusnovas, Domusnoas or Domus Noas (new houses) in Sardinian language, is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Cagliari and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Carbonia, in the Sulcis-Iglesiente region, in the valley of the Cixerri river.

Domusnovas borders the following municipalities: Fluminimaggiore, Gonnosfanadiga, Iglesias, Musei, Villacidro, Villamassargia.

The town is known for the Grottoes of San Giovanni, located some 2 kilometres (1 mi) from the town.

History

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The area of Domusnovas was inhabited since prehistoric times, as attested by the presence of Neolithic walls (demolished in the 19th century) and several nuraghe. During the Roman domination of the island it was a village across the Cagliari-Sulcis road, used to trade the ore extracted in the nearby Metalla.

In the Middle Ages, it was part of the giudicato of Cagliari, and, when in 1257 the latter was conquered by Pisan troops, it became a fief of count Ugolino della Gherardesca. In 1324, it was occupied by the Aragonese.

References

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  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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