Alghero

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.

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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: 225.40
Italian comune.elevation_m: 7
Italian comune.saint: St. Michael
Italian comune.day: 29 September
Italian comune.postal_code: 07041
Italian comune.area_code: 079

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Part of: Catalan countries
Named after: Posidonia oceanica
Official name: Alghero
Demonym: algheresi
Country: Italy
Located in: metropolitan city of Sassari
Official language: Catalan
Population: 42281
Area: 225.4
Elevation: 7
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Villanova Monteleone
Official website: algheroturismo.eu
Image: Alghero - Panorama (02).jpg
Dialing code: 079
Licence plate code: SS
Patron saint: Archangel Michael

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native label: l'Alguer
postal code: 07041
Commons category: Alghero
topic's main category: Category:Alghero
twinned administrative body: Palma
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
category for people born here: Category:Births in Alghero
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Alghero
category of associated people: Category:People from Alghero
Commons gallery: Alghero - L'Alguer
catalog code: 85

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Encyclopedic overview

30 sections

Contents

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
External links

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.

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