Cargeghe

Comune in Sardinia, Italy

Cargeghe Carzèghe
Comune
Comune di Cargeghe

Coat of arms
Location of Cargeghe
40°40′N 8°37′E / 40.667°N 8.617°E / 40.667; 8.617
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari (SS)
Government
• Mayor	Franco Spada
Area ^[1]
• Total	12.05 km² (4.65 sq mi)
Elevation	333 m (1,093 ft)
Population (31 May 2017^[2])^[3]
• Total	714
• Density	59/km² (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Cargeghesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07030
Dialing code	079
Website	Official website

Cargeghe (Sardinian: Carzèghe) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 9 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Sassari.

Cargeghe borders the following municipalities: Codrongianos, Florinas, Muros, Osilo, Ossi.

Sights include the necropolis of S'Elighe Entosu, including a series of domus de janas (Neolithic tombs), the parish church (15th-16th centuries) and the countryside Romanesque church of Santa Maria 'e Contra (12th century).

References

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^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.