Carloforte

Also known as U Pàize, Carlufòrti

Carloforte () is a fishing and resort town located on Isola di San Pietro ('Saint Peter's Island'), approximately off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, Italy, administratively a (municipality) in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente. It is one of ('The most beautiful villages of Italy'). thumb|left|A view of Carloforte.

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Carloforte is a fishing and resort town on Saint Peter's Island off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, Italy. It is recognized as one of Italy's most beautiful villages, making it notable both as a working fishing community and as a tourist destination.

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Italian comune.name: Carloforte
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Carloforte
Italian comune.image_skyline: Carloforte.jpg
Italian comune.image_shield: Carloforte-Stemma.png
Italian comune.pushpin_map: Italy Sardinia
Italian comune.region: Sardinia
Italian comune.province: Sulcis Iglesiente
Italian comune.mayor: Salvatore Puggioni
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 51.1
Italian comune.population_total: 6190
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 May 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: or
Italian comune.elevation_m: 10
Italian comune.saint: St. Charles Borromeo
Italian comune.day: November 4
Italian comune.postal_code: 09014
Italian comune.area_code: 0781

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Official name: Carloforte
Population: 5925
Area: 51.1
Elevation: 10
Official website: www.comune.carloforte.su.it
Image: Carloforte, Isola di San Pietro, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy - panoramio (1).jpg
Dialing code: 0781
Licence plate code: SU

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Commons category: Carloforte
postal code: 09014
inception: 1738-01-01
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History
Economy
Education
Transportation
Twin towns – sister cities
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==History== According to a legend, a local church (Chiesa dei Novelli Innocenti) was founded in the early 14th century in honour of hundreds of participants to the so-called Children's Crusade of 1212 who perished in a shipwreck just off the island on their way to North Africa during a gale. The church, called Chiesa dei Novelli Innocenti and is located within the town perimeter, is not currently used as a church (only one time in the year); it was the only evident remainder of building found at the time of colonization in 1739.