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Comune di Nuoro
Coat of arms of Comune di Nuoro
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Sardinia
Province Nuoro (NU)
Elevation 554 m (1,818 ft)
Area 192. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune Nuoro ( Provincia di Nuoro; Sardinian: Provìntzia de Nùgoro) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy 27 km² (74 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
 - Total 36,672
 - Density 191/km² (495/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 40°19′N, 09°20′E
Gentilic Nuoresi
Dialing code 0784
Postal code 08100
Frazioni Lollove
Patron Santa Maria della Neve
 - Day August 5
Website: www.comune.nuoro.it

Nuoro (Nùgoro, which literally means "home"[1], in the ancient Nuoro's dialect), is a town and province in central Sardinia, Italy, located at the slopes of Mount Ortobene. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. 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. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative The Dedication of Saint Mary Major is a liturgical feast day celebrated on August 5 on the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints, with the rank of Optional Memorial Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. A home is a place of Residence or Refuge. It is usually a place where an individual or a family can rest in and be able to store Personal property. Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest No non è vero che l'Ortobene possa paragonarsi ad altre montagne l'Ortobene è uno solo in tutto il mondo è il nostro cuore è l'anima nostra il nostro carattere tutto ciò che vi Made a province during Fascism, it is the administrative center of one of Europe's less-densely populated areas. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology

Overlying the central mountains in a panoramic position, Nuoro is the most typical Sardinian town, the one where Sardinians feel their roots lie. [1]

It has been called "the Sardinian Athens" due to the large number of poets, writers, and intellectuals that here took part in the early years of 20th century[2]. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's It is the home of Grazia Deledda, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1926. Grazia Deledda ( September 27, 1871 — August 15, 1936) was an Italian Writer whose works won her a Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The province has been the home of scientists in many disciplines and artists such as the sculptor Francesco Ciusa Romagna.

Another prominent author from Nuoro Salvatore Satta, noted for his books on jurisprudence and civil procedure as well as Il Giorno del Giudizio (translated in more than 90 languages). Jurisprudence is the Theory and Philosophy of Law. Scholars of jurisprudence or legal philosophers hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them

The area is known for its concentration of centenarians and supercentenarians, including Antonio Todde, the world's oldest living man from March 5, 2001 to January 3, 2002. A centenarian is a person who has attained the age of 100 Years or more A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 Years or more something achieved by only one in Antonio Todde ( January 22, 1889 – January 3, 2002) was the oldest documented man in the world in 2001-2002 until he died at age The longest unambiguously documented lifespan of a person is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997 who died aged 122 years and 164 days Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Salvatore Satta, in his book "Il Giorno del Giudizio" ("Judgment Day") written in 1975, describes Nuoro with superbly depictive scenarios still as a rural town, with two main popular areas named "Sèuna" and "San Pietro" ("Santu Predu"). Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. These areas has a (very) slightly different accent and dialect.

History in Brief

Nuragic History

Eldest settlements, dated among the 20th century BC, were found near Tanca Manna's Nuraghe with about 800 huts. This makes Nuoro one of the most ancient towns in Sardinia.

References

  1. ^ "Pitzinnu de Nugoro eris" ("The child of Nuoro yesterday") edited by Tina Falchi Marras and the students of the second grade of the middle school N. 3 of Nuoro, printed on March 27th 1980 by Tipolito Arti Grafiche AR. P. E. F. of Armando Paola, Nuoro. pag. 179: "NUGORO da una rad. nugor -- fuoco dimora" ("NUGORO from a root nugor -- home fireplace")
  2. ^ "Atene sarda. Storia di vita nuorese 1886-1946", Elettrio Corda, Rusconi 1992, ISBN 8-818-12101-4



Dictionary

Nuoro

-proper noun

  1. Province of Sardinia, Italy.
  2. Town and capital of the province of Nuoro.
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