Alghero
Sign in to saveAlghero (; ; ; ) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the north west of the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, next to the Mediterranean Sea. With a population of , it is the 5th-largest city in Sardinia.
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Alghero is a coastal city in northwestern Sardinia, Italy, located in the Mediterranean Sea and the fifth-largest city on the island. As a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Sassari, it serves as a significant population center in the region.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Alghero
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Alghero visto dal mare.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- 16th-century Catalan Crown city walls
- Italian comune.image_flag
- Flag of Catalonia.svg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Alghero-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.pushpin_map
- Italy Sardinia
- Italian comune.region
- Sardinia
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Sassari
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Fertilia, Guardia Grande, I Piani, Loretella, Maristella, Sa Segada, Santa Maria La Palma, Tramariglio, Villassunta
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- Greens and Left Alliance
- Italian comune.mayor
- Raimondo Cacciotto
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
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- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Immigration
- Language
- Culture
- Main sights
- Archeological sites
- Ramparts
- Religious architecture
- Others
- Territory
- Villages and hamlets
- Coasts and beaches
- Natural parks
- Transport
- Roads
- Trains
- Port
- Airport
- In literature
- Sport events
- International relations
- Twin towns - sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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Alghero (; ; ; ) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the north west of the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, next to the Mediterranean Sea. With a population of , it is the 5th-largest city in Sardinia.
The population is noted for having retained the language of the Crown of Aragon rulers from the end of the Middle Ages, when Sardinia was part of the Crown of Aragon; hence, Algherese (the Catalan dialect spoken there) is officially recognized as a minority language.