Arbus, Sardinia

Arbus
Comune
Comune di Arbus
San Sebastiano Church in Arbus Sardinia San Sebastiano Church in Arbus Sardinia
Coat of arms
Arbus Location of Arbus in Sardinia
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province / Metropolitan city	Medio Campidano (VS)
Frazioni	Montevecchio, Ingurtosu, S.Antonio di Santadi
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Atzori
Area
• Total	267.0 km2 (103.1 sq mi)
Elevation	314 m (1,030 ft)
Population (30 November 2010)
• Total	6,626
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Arburesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	09031
Dialing code	070

Arbus is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Medio Campidano in the Italian region of Sardinia. Located in the southwest coast of the island, Arbus is known for its coastline, the Costa Verde, and for several archeological sites, such as the mines of Montevecchio. With an area of 267 square kilometres (103 square miles), Arbus is the second largest municipality in Sardinia.

History

Arbus has been inhabited by man since the ancient Neolithic. It includes a mountain district which separates Medio Campidano from the sea. There are numerous Tombe dei Giganti (Giant graves) in the district of Capo Pecora, and in other areas of territory. Notable people who were born in Arbus are Pietro Leo (1766–1805) and Raimondo Garau (1767–1824).

Geography

Located about 60 kilometres (37 miles) northwest of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 miles) west of Sanluri on the Sardinian southwest coast, Arbus on 31 December 2004 had a population of 6,895. The geology of Arbus is known as batolite ercinico Arburese.

Arbus is known for its coastline, known as Costa Verde. For both 2002 and 2003, the wide Arbus coasts were awarded "5 sails" by the Legambiente and Touring Club. Beaches include, from north to south, Capo Frasca, Pistis, Torre dei Corsari, Porto Palma, Babari, Funtanazza, Gutturu Flumini (Marina di Arbus), Portu Maga, Piscinas, Scivu and Capo Pecora.

Piscinas' Desert (Italian: Deserto di Piscinas) is a sandy desert spanning approximately 5 square kilometres (2 square miles). Is considered one of the biggest desert systems in Europe.

Main sights

Main sights of Arbus include:

• Museum of Sardinian Knife
• Monte Granatico
• Church of the Beata Vergine d'Itria
• Church of San Sebastiano
• Church of Sant'Antonio di Santadi
• Monte Arcuentu

See also

• Costa Verde
• Montevecchio
• Province of Medio Campidano

Sources

• Angei, Luca, Arbus tra storia e leggenda. Usanze e vita di un popolo, Cesmet, Napoli, 1995
• Caddeo, Antonello, Arbus. Immagini e ricordi dal passato, Editar, Cagliari, 1994
• Concas, Luciano, Arbus, coste incantate e fondali da sogno, Garau, Guspini 2007
• Concas, Luciano, Arbus, le sue coste e i suoi fondali, Garau, Guspini 2003
• Mostallino Murgia, Costa Verde. Da Capo Frasca a Cala Domestica. La costa e l'interno, Zonza, Cagliari, 2005
• Piras, Aldo, Pietro Leo e Raimondo Garau. Tempi e luoghi, Garau, Guspini, 2003

External links

• Arbus.it » Village of Arbus, mines of Montevecchio and Ingurtosu, the "Green Coast" (Costa Verde)
• Official website
• The Green Coast (Costa Verde) of Arbus, in English
• Tourism in Arbus
• Pro Loco di Arbus
• Official Website of the Medio Campidano Province (in English)

Gallery

• SardegnaArbusChiesaSanSebastiano.jpg

  San Sebastiano Church

• SardegnaArbusPiazza001.jpg

  Square
• SardegnaArbusPiscinas001.JPG

  Piscinas Beach
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  Piscinas Dunes
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  Piscinas

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  Piscinas and Arcuentu Mountain

• SardegnaArbusScivu001.jpg

  Scivu Beach

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  Scivu

• Torre minera montevecchio-2.jpg

  Montevecchio Mining Tower

• Il pozzo Sartori - Miniera di Montevecchio.JPG