Nuoro

Nuoro
Nùgoro (Sardinian)
Comune di Nuoro
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Nuoro is located in Italy
Nuoro
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Location of Nuoro in Sardinia
Nuoro is located in Sardinia
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Nuoro (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 40°19′N 09°20′E / 40.317°N 9.333°E / 40.317; 9.333
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceNuoro (NU)
FrazioniLollove
Government
 • MayorAndrea Soddu (Civic)
Area
 • Total
192.27 km2 (74.24 sq mi)
Elevation
554 m (1,818 ft)
Population
 (January 1, 2012)[2]
 • Total
36,347
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Demonyms
  • Nuoresi
  • Nugoresos
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
08100
Dialing code0784
Patron saintSanta Maria della Neve
Saint dayAugust 5
WebsiteOfficial website

Nuoro (Italian pronunciation: [ˈnuːoro] or less correctly [ˈnwɔːro];[3] Sardinian: Nùgoro [ˈnuɣɔɾɔ])[3][a] is a city and comune (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of Mount Ortobene. It is the capital of the province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,347 (2011),[4] it is the sixth-largest city in Sardinia. Its frazione (borough) of Lollove is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[5]

Birthplace of several renowned artists, including writers, poets, painters, sculptors, Nuoro hosts some of the most important museums in Sardinia. It is considered an important cultural center of the region[6] and it has been referred to as the "Sardinian Athens".[7] Nuoro is the hometown of Grazia Deledda, the only Italian woman to win (1926) the Nobel Prize in Literature.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population data from Istat.
  3. ^ a b "Nuoro". DOP. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  4. ^ Source: ISTAT Archived 22 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Sardegna" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ^ [1] Archived 30 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine Cultural Notes by the Comune of Nuoro (in Italian)
  7. ^ E. Corda Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Atene Sarda. Storie di vita nuorese 1886-1946, Rusconi, 1992 - only available in Italian


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