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60-649: Monserrato borders the following municipalities: Cagliari , Quartu Sant'Elena , Quartucciu , Selargius , Sestu . Sights include the Gothic church of Sant'Ambrogio. In the Middle Ages, the village was known as Pauli ( Sardinian language for marsh), and was part of the Giudicato of Cagliari . Later owned by the Republic of Pisa , the House of Aragon and the Giudicato of Arborea , it

120-503: A hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen : Csa ), with hot, dry summers and mild winters like other historical regions along the coast. Its precipitation values also bring it closer to semi-arid conditions. The summer extreme values can be slightly over 40 °C (104 °F), sometimes with very high humidity, while in winter, under special and rare conditions, the temperature drops slightly below zero. Heavy snowfalls occur on average every thirty years. The average temperature of

180-594: A viceroy , who resided in the Palazzo Regio . In the 16th century the fortifications of the city were strengthened with the construction of the bastions and the rights and benefits of the Aragonese were extended to all citizens. The intellectual life was relatively lively and in the early years of the 17th century the university was founded. In 1718, after a brief rule by the Habsburgs , Cagliari and Sardinia came under

240-507: A continuous expansion program. Thanks to the large spaces available and its enormous operating potential, the Port of Cagliari can accommodate heavy commercial traffic by moving conventional goods , bulk goods , Ro-Ro traffic and transshipping containerized goods , all which are flanked by passenger services , fishing , yachting and cruise activities . On 20 June, 2019, the Cict, a subsidiary of

300-399: A large Carthaginian era necropolis , a Roman era amphitheatre , a Byzantine basilica , three Pisan-era towers and a strong system of fortification that made the town the core of Spanish Habsburg imperial power in the western Mediterranean Sea . Its natural resources have always been its sheltered harbour, the often powerfully fortified hill of Castel di Castro , the modern Casteddu ,

360-628: A little more than 100 metres (330 ft) above sea level on the long plains of Campidano. The plain is actually a Graben formed during the Alpine orogeny of the Cenozoic , which separated Sardinia from the European continent, roughly where the Gulf of Lion is now. The Graben filled in the course of tectonic movements associated with the breakup of the ancient island Paleozoic skeleton. The repeated intrusion of

420-484: A narrow channel with the bay, which appears from Claudian to have been used in ancient times as an inner harbor or basin. The promontory adjoining the city is evidently that noticed by Ptolemy ( Κάραλις πόλις καὶ ἄκρα ), but the Caralitanum Promontorium of Pliny can be no other than the headland, now called Capo Carbonara , which forms the eastern boundary of the Gulf of Cagliari and the southeast point of

480-669: A unitary state. Although Sardinian by name, the kingdom had its parliament in Turin , where the Savoys resided, and its members were mainly aristocrats from Piedmont or the mainland. In the late 18th century during the French Revolutionary Wars France tried to conquer Cagliari because of its strategic role in the Mediterranean sea ( Expédition de Sardaigne ). A French army landed on Poetto beach and advanced towards Cagliari, but

540-460: Is 2.11 and the percentage of households composed of a single person is 42.53%. The population of Cagliari is structured like that of other first world countries, especially as to the prevalence of an elderly population. The trend of these rates in the Cagliari metropolitan area is proportionally reversed in the suburbs, where most younger families move. As of 2020 , 5.8% (8,796 people) of the population

600-496: Is Cagliari: a naked town rising steep, steep, golden-looking, piled naked to the sky from the plain at the head of the formless hollow bay. It is strange and rather wonderful, not a bit like Italy. The city piles up lofty and almost miniature, and makes me think of Jerusalem: without trees, without cover, rising rather bare and proud, remote as if back in history, like a town in a monkish, illuminated missal. One wonders how it ever got there. And it seems like Spain—or Malta: not Italy. It

660-499: Is a steep and lonely city, treeless, as in some old illumination. Yet withal rather jewel-like: like a sudden rose-cut amber jewel naked at the depth of the vast indenture. The air is cold, blowing bleak and bitter, the sky is all curd. And that is Cagliari. It has that curious look, as if it could be seen, but not entered. It is like some vision, some memory, something that has passed away. Impossible that one can actually walk in that city: set foot there and eat and laugh there. Ah, no! Yet

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720-686: Is also Sardinia's economic and industrial hub, having one of the biggest ports in the Mediterranean Sea , an international airport , and the 106th highest income level in Italy (among 8,092 comuni ), comparable to that of several northern Italian cities. It is also the seat of the University of Cagliari , founded in 1607, and of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cagliari , since the 5th century AD. The Cagliari area has been inhabited since

780-696: Is also an important employer in the area, with more than 3,000 employees who provide services to more than 5,500 ships every year. The Port of Cagliari is in the west of the Mediterranean Sea , a position which has made it a commercial and strategic junction for over 2,500 years. Founded by the Phoenicians , launched by the Carthaginians and flourished under the Romans , for centuries the port in Cagliari has been in

840-410: Is an Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia , an autonomous region of Italy . It has about 155,000 inhabitants, while its metropolitan city (including Cagliari and 16 other nearby municipalities) has about 420,000 inhabitants. According to Eurostat , the population of the functional urban area , the commuting zone of Cagliari, rises to 476,975. Cagliari

900-518: Is located to the west of the Castello. A Christian community is attested in Cagliari at least as early as the 3rd century, and by the end of that century the city had a Christian bishop. In the middle decades of the 4th century bishop Lucifer of Cagliari was exiled because of his opposition to the sentence against Athanasius of Alexandria at the Synod of Milan . He was banished to the desert of Thebais by

960-582: Is one of the "greenest" Italian cities. Every inhabitant of Cagliari has access to 87.5 square metres (942 sq ft) of public gardens and parks. Its mild climate allows the growth of numerous subtropical plants, such as Jacaranda mimosifolia , Ficus macrophylla , with some huge specimens in Via Roma and in the University Botanic Gardens , Erythrina afra with its stunning red flowers, Ficus retusa , which provides shade for several of

1020-496: Is the 26th largest city in Italy and the largest city on the island of Sardinia. An ancient city with a long history, Cagliari has seen the rule of several civilisations. Under the buildings of the modern city there is a continuous stratification attesting to human settlement over the course of some five thousand years, from the Neolithic to today. Historical sites include the prehistoric Domus de Janas , very damaged by cave activity,

1080-510: Is the starting and ending point of the Path of 100 Towers , which consist of a trekking route named after the 105 towers located along the whole Sardinian coast. The main beach of Cagliari is the Poetto. It stretches for about 8 kilometres (5 mi), from Sella del Diavolo ("Devil's Saddle") up to the coastline of Quartu Sant'Elena. Poetto is also the name of the district located on the western stretch of

1140-706: The Allies in February 1943. In order to escape from the danger of bombardments and difficult living conditions, many people were evacuated from the city into the countryside. In total the victims of the bombings were more than 2000 and about 80% of the buildings were damaged. The city received the Gold Medal of Military Valour . After the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943,

1200-507: The Cagliari Port Authority extends for approximately 30 km of coastline ; its structure is divided into two areas: the historic port and the canal port . The historic port has 5,800 meters of quay , which serves commercial and Ro-Ro traffic as well as passenger ships . The canal port has 1,600 meters of quay and has five berths for transshipping and Ro-Ro traffic . These two ports are flanked by berths for

1260-674: The Contship Italia Group , announced the full dismission of its activities in the Porto Canale after 23 years of operations and the start of a collective firing procedure for the around 200-300 workers of the company. The Port of Cagliari is situated 18 km from the Gibraltar - Suez ideal line and represents one of the poles for transshipping activities in the Western Mediterranean sea . The territorial district managed by

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1320-591: The German Army took control of Cagliari and the island, but soon retreated peacefully in order to reinforce their positions in mainland Italy. The American Army then took control of Cagliari. Airports near the city ( Elmas , Monserrato , Decimomannu , currently a NATO airbase) were used by Allied aircraft to fly to North Africa or mainland Italy and Sicily . After the war, the population of Cagliari grew again and many apartment blocks and recreational areas were erected in new residential districts. And suddenly there

1380-558: The House of Savoy . As rulers of Sardinia, the Savoys took the title of kings of the Sardinian kingdom. During the Savoyard Era, until 1848, the institutions of the Sardinian kingdom remained unchanged, but with the " Perfect Fusion " in that year, all the possessions of the House of Savoy House, comprising Savoy , Nice (now part of France ), Piedmont and from 1815 Liguria , were merged into

1440-530: The Neolithic . It occupies a favourable position between the sea and a fertile plain and is surrounded by two marshes (which provides defence against attacks from the inland). There are high mountains nearby, to which people could evacuate if the settlement had to be given up. Relics of prehistoric inhabitants were found in the hill of Monte Claro ( Monte Claro culture ) and in Cape Sant'Elia (several domus de janas ). Karaly ( Punic : 𐤊𐤓𐤋‬𐤉 , KRLY )

1500-668: The Second Punic War , Caralis was the headquarters of the praetor, Titus Manlius Torquatus , whence he conducted his operations against Hampsicora and the Carthaginians. At other times it was also the Romans' chief naval station on the island and the residence of its praetor. The Romans built a new settlement east of the old Punic city, the vicus munitus Caralis (i.e. the fortified community of Caralis) mentioned by Varro Atacinus . The two urban agglomerations merged gradually during

1560-453: The mistral and sirocco ; in summer a marine sirocco breeze (called s'imbattu in Sardinian language ) lowers the temperature and brings some relief from the heat. According to ISTAT, in 2014 there were 154,356 people residing in Cagliari (+3.0% compared with 2011), of whom 71,522 were male and 82,834 female for a sex ratio of 0.86. Minors (children aged 18 and younger) totaled 12.92% of

1620-631: The salt from its lagoons, and, from the hinterland , wheat from the Campidano plain and silver and other ores from the Iglesiente mines. Cagliari was the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1324 to 1848, when Turin became the formal capital of the kingdom (which in 1861 became the Kingdom of Italy ). Today the city is a regional cultural, educational, political and artistic centre, known for its diverse Art Nouveau architecture and several monuments. It

1680-613: The French were defeated by Sardinians who had decided to defend themselves against the revolutionary army. The people of Cagliari hoped to receive some concession from the Savoys in return for their defence of the town. For example, aristocrats from Cagliari asked for a Sardinian representative in the parliament of the kingdom. When the Savoyards refused any concession to the Sardinians, the inhabitants of Cagliari rose up against them and expelled all

1740-568: The Vandals, Ostrogoths , and then part of the Byzantine Empire , Cagliari became the capital of a gradually independent Judicate , (from Latin Iudex, Governor and Supreme Magistrate, used in late Roman and Byzantine period, along with the medieval Greek ἄρχων). This state was born around 1020 and was overthrown by the Republic of Pisa in 1258. Due to the overlap of buildings since the year 800 B.C., and

1800-695: The administrative capital of the newborn Kingdom of Sardinia , one of the many kingdoms forming the Crown of Aragon, which later came under the rule of the Spanish Empire . After the expulsion of the Tuscans, the Castello district was repopulated by the Aragonese settlers of Bonaria while the indigenous population was, as in the past, concentrated in Stampace and Villanova. The kings of Sardinia , also kings of Aragon and later kings of Spain , were represented in Cagliari by

1860-427: The bay, the plain, and the mountains that surround it on the east (The Seven Brothers and Serpeddì) and west (the mountains of Capoterra ). On the cold, clear days of winter, the snowy peaks of Gennargentu can be seen from the highest points of the city. The city has four historic neighbourhoods: Castello, Marina, Stampace and Villanova and several modern districts (such as San Benedetto, Monte Urpinu and Genneruxi at

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1920-735: The capital of the Giudicato was located around the road that it directed towards Sassari , today called Corso Vittorio Emanuele II (in Sardinian language: Su Brugu, the borough), although there are not yet archeological confirmations, particularly of the Cathedral and the Judex Palace, destroyed after the Pisan conquest. The Judicate of Cagliari comprised a large area of the Campidano plain, the Sulcis - Iglesiente and

1980-415: The city experienced a century of rapid growth. Numerous buildings combined influences from Art Nouveau together with the traditional Sardinian taste for floral decoration; an example is the white marble City Hall near the port. Many buildings were erected by the end of the 19th century during the term of office of mayor Ottone Bacaredda . In 1905 he had to face up to the a violent, bloody revolt against

2040-556: The city's streets, Araucaria heterophylla , the date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera ), the Canary Islands palm ( Phoenix canariensis ) and the Mexican Fan Palm ( Washingtonia robusta ). Major city parks include: The Molentargius - Saline Regional Park is located near the city. Some mountain parks, such as Monte Arcosu or Maidopis, with large forests and wildlife (Sardinian deer, wild boars, etc.) are also nearby. The city

2100-499: The coldest month, January, is about 10 °C (50 °F), and of the warmest month, August, about 25 °C (77 °F). But heat waves can occur, due to African anticyclone, starting in June. From mid-June to mid-September, rain is a rare event, limited to brief afternoon storms. The rainy season starts in September, and the first cold days come in December. Winds are frequent, especially

2160-477: The current district of Castello were built by the Pisans, including the two remaining white limestone towers (early 14th century) designed by the architect Giovanni Capula . Together with the district of Castello, Castel di Castro comprised the districts of Marina (which included the port), and later Stampace  [ it ] and Villanova. Marina and Stampace were guarded by walls, in contrast to Villanova, which

2220-469: The east, Sant'Avendrace at the west, Is Mirrionis/San Michele at north and Bonaria, La Palma and Poetto at the south), grown when part of the ancient walls had been demolished in the middle of the 19th century. The comune of Cagliari has one circoscrizione , the town of Pirri (about 30.000 inhabitants), former village of the Campidano absorbed in the fast growth after the Second World War . Cagliari

2280-473: The emperor Constantius II . Claudian describes the ancient city of Karalis as extending to a considerable length towards the promontory or headland, the projection of which sheltered its port. The port affords good anchorage for large vessels, but besides this, which is only a well-sheltered standby, there is a large salt-water lake or lagoon, called the Stagno di Cagliari , adjoining the city and communicating by

2340-525: The exorbitant cost of living, stoked by his political opponents and which caused a number of victims and extensive material damage. After various other ups and downs, and following another resignation, he was returned to office between 1911 and 1917. Ottone Bacaredda died in his modest house in Via San Giovanni, on 26 December 1921, During the Second World War Cagliari was heavily bombed by

2400-419: The judikessa Benedetta of Cagliari to give him the mount located east of Santa Igia . Soon (1216–17) Pisan merchants established there a new fortified city, known as Castel di Castro , which can be considered the ancestor of the modern city of Cagliari. In 1258, after the defeat of William III , the last king of Cagliari, the Pisans and their Sardinian allies ( Arborea , Gallura and Logudoro ) destroyed

2460-514: The large Tuvixeddu necropolis and other remains. Cagliari was a fortified settlement in what is now the modern Marina quarter, with an annexed holy area in the modern Stampace. Sardinia and Cagliari came under Roman rule in 238 BC, shortly after the First Punic War , when the Romans defeated the Carthaginians. No mention of it is found on the occasion of the Roman conquest of the island but, during

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2520-587: The mountain region of Ogliastra . During the 11th century, the Republic of Pisa began to extend its political influence over the Judgedom of Cagliari. Pisa and the maritime republic of Genoa had a keen interest in Sardinia because it was a perfect strategic base for controlling the commercial routes between Italy and North Africa. In 1215 the Pisan Lamberto Visconti , husband of Elena of Gallura , forced

2580-493: The mountain tribes. In the Civil War between Caesar and Pompey , the citizens of Caralis were the first to declare in favor of the former, an example soon followed by the other cities of Sardinia; and Caesar himself touched there with his fleet on his return from Africa. A few years later, when Sardinia fell into the hands of Menas , the lieutenant of Sextus Pompeius , Caralis was the only city which offered any resistance, but

2640-460: The old capital of Santa Igia. The Judgedom of Cagliari was then divided into three parts: the northeast third went to Gallura; the central portion was incorporated into Arborea; Sulcis and Iglesiente , on the southwest, were given to the Pisan della Gherardesca family, while the Republic of Pisa maintained control over its colony of Castel di Castro. Some of the fortifications that still surround

2700-424: The population, compared to pensioners at 24.81%. The average age of Cagliari residents is 47.44. The ratio of the population over 65 years of age to that under the age of 18, is 53.39%. The elderly population, defined as being over 65 years of age, has increased by 21.95% over the last 10 years. The current birth rate in Cagliari is 6.29 births per 1,000 inhabitants. The average number of people of any age per household

2760-462: The representatives of the kingdom along with the Piedmontese rulers. This insurgence is celebrated in Cagliari during Sa die de sa Sardigna ("The day of Sardinia") on the last weekend of April. However, the Savoys regained control of the town after a brief period of autonomous rule. The population by the 1840s had reached 29,000. Starting in the 1870s, in the wake of the unification of Italy ,

2820-453: The same time show that Italy was a major power with many large cities. After the war these small municipalities gradually regained their autonomy, except for the former town of Pirri . Port of Cagliari The Port of Cagliari is one of the largest Italian seaports and one of the largest seaports in the Mediterranean Sea basin, with an annual traffic capacity of around 50 million tonnes of cargo and 1,000,000 TEU's . The port

2880-446: The scarcity of archeological and historical informations, it was believed that the population was moved to more inland areas of the territory, along the lagoon, in a city called Santa Ilia or Santa Igia (modern San Gilla) and it was believed that the ancient Roman and Byzantine city had been abandoned because it was too exposed to attacks by Moorish pirates coming from north Africa and Spain. Recent studies have instead hypothesized that

2940-598: The sea left calcareous sediments that formed a series of hills that mark the territory of Cagliari. Castello is where the fortified town arose in the Middle Age near the harbour of the port, other hills are those of Mount Urpinu, the St. Elias hill, also known as the Sella del Diavolo ("Saddle of the Devil") for its shape, Tuvumannu and Tuvixeddu, the site of the ancient Punic and Roman necropolis,

3000-399: The second century BC; to this process is perhaps attributable the plural name Carales . Florus calls it the urbs urbium or capital of Sardinia. He represents it as taken and severely punished by Gracchus , but this statement is wholly at variance with Livy's account of the wars of Gracchus, in Sardinia, according to which the cities were faithful to Rome, and the revolt was confined to

3060-417: The ship drifts nearer, nearer, and we are looking for the actual harbour. The city of Cagliari is situated in the south of Sardinia, overlooking the centre of the eponymous gulf, also called Golfo degli Angeli ("Bay of Angels") after an ancient legend. The city is spread over and around the hill of the historic district of Castello and nine other limestone hills of the middle-to-late Miocene, unique heights of

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3120-456: The small Bonaria hill, where the basilica stands, and the San Michele hill, with the eponymous castle on top. The modern city occupies the flat spaces between the hills and the sea to the south and southeast, along the Poetto beach, the lagoons and ponds of Santa Gilla and Molentargius, and the remains of more recent marine intrusions, in an articulate landscape with many landmarks and panoramas of

3180-535: The strip between the beach and Saline di Molentargius ("Molentargius's Salt Mine"). Another smaller beach is that of Calamosca near the Sant'Elia district. On the coast between Calamosca and Poetto beaches, among the cliffs of the Sella del Diavolo, lies Cala Fighera, a small bay. Cagliari is close to other seaside locations such as Santa Margherita di Pula, Chia , Geremeas, Solanas , Villasimius and Costa Rei . Cagliari has

3240-683: The whole island. Immediately off it lay the little island of Ficaria, now called the Isola dei Cavoli ("Cabbage Island" in Italian, Isula de is Càvurus "Crab Island" in Sardinian). After the fall of the Western Roman Empire Cagliari fell, together with the rest of Sardinia, into the hands of the Vandals , but appears to have retained its importance throughout the Middle Ages. Subsequently, ruled by

3300-761: Was depopulated by plague in 1348. Later it was a Spanish and then Savoyard fief. Monserrato was an autonomous comune until 1928, when it was annexed to Cagliari. It remained a district of the latter until 1991, when it was separated with a local referendum. Since 1995 the town has been part of the newly instituted Cagliari metropolitan area . This Sardinia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cagliari Cagliari ( / k æ l ˈ j ɑːr i / , also UK : / ˌ k æ l i ˈ ɑːr i , ˈ k æ l j ə r i / , US : / ˈ k ɑː l j ə r i / ; Italian: [ˈkaʎʎari] ; Sardinian : Casteddu [kasˈteɖːu] ; Latin : Caralis )

3360-442: Was established around the 8th/7th century BC as one of a string of Phoenician colonies in Sardinia, including Tharros . The etymology of the toponym is unknown. It almost certainly does not come from the Phoenician language, but it has some similarities with other Sardinian or Asia Minor toponyms. Its founding is linked to its position along communication routes with Africa as well as to its excellent port. The Phoenician settlement

3420-441: Was foreign, of which the largest group were Filipinos (17.21%), followed by Ukrainians (10.38%), Romanians (8.42%), Senegalese (8.25%) and Chinese (7.94%). In 1928, during the fascist regime, the neighbouring municipalities of Pirri , Monserrato , Selargius , Quartucciu and Elmas , were merged with that of Cagliari. Mussolini's regime wanted to streamline the local administration by eliminating many small towns and at

3480-456: Was located in the Stagno di Santa Gilla , west of the present centre of Cagliari. This was also the site of the Roman Portus Scipio , and when Arab pirates raided the area in the 8th century it became the refuge for people fleeing from the city. Other Phoenician settlements have been found at Cape Sant'Elia. In the late 6th century BC Carthage took control of part of Sardinia, and Cagliari grew substantially under its domination, as testified by

3540-465: Was mostly home to peasants. In the second decade of the 14th century the Crown of Aragon conquered Sardinia after a series of battles against the Pisans . During the siege of Castel di Castro (1324-1326), the Aragonese, led by Alfonso IV of Aragon , built a stronghold on a more southern hill, that of Bonaria. When the fortified city was finally conquered by the Aragonese army, Castel di Castro ( Castel de Càller or simply Càller in Catalan ) became

3600-432: Was taken after a short siege. Cagliari continued to be regarded as the capital of the island under the Roman Empire , and though it did not become a colony , obtained the status of municipium . Remains of Roman public buildings were found to the west of Marina in Piazza del Carmine. There was an area of ordinary housing near the modern Via Roma, and richer houses on the slopes of the Marina distinct. The amphitheatre

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