Siligo

Comune in Sardinia, Italy

40°35′N 8°44′E / 40.583°N 8.733°E / 40.583; 8.733CountryItalyRegionSardiniaProvinceSassari (SS)Government • MayorGiovanni PorchedduArea • Total43.45 km² (16.78 sq mi)Elevation400 m (1,300 ft)Population • Total826 • Density19/km² (49/sq mi)DemonymSilighesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code079Patron saintSt. VictoriaSaint day23 DecemberWebsiteOfficial website

Siligo is a comune (municipality) in the region of Logudoro - Meilogu in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Sassari.

Siligo borders the following municipalities: Ardara, Banari, Bessude, Bonnanaro, Codrongianos, Florinas, Mores, Ploaghe.

Main sights

• Archeological site of Monte sant'Antoni: a prehistoric Federal Nuragic Sanctuary
• Mesumundu Archaeological Park: an old Roman area and medieval
• Church of Nostra Segnora de Mesumundu, built in the Byzantine age (6th century AD) upon the ruins of a Roman baths (2nd century AD). The church was modified after 1065 by the Benedictine monks of Montecassino.
• Church of Santi Elia ed Enoch: built on the top of the Monte Santo and modified by Benedictine monks after 1065.

People

• Gavino Contini (1855-1915), poet
• Rita Livesi, (1915), actress
• Efisio Arru, (1927-2000), scientist
• Maria Carta (1934-1994), folk singer and actress
• Gavino Ledda, author of an autobiographical work Padre padrone (1975)

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