Iglesias
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Iglesias (Sardinian: Igrèsias) (pop. 29,075) is a comune of Carbonia-Iglesias province in Sardinia, Italy. Situated at 620 ft in the hills in the southwest of Sardinia, it was a centre of a mining district, with lead, zinc, and silver being extracted, as well as for the distillation of sulfuric acid. Today 48 % of the population of Iglesias is unemployed.
Iglesias' cathedral dates from 1288, the castle from 1325; the Church of San Francesco is from the 15th century and a fine example of Gothic architecture.
The municipality had a population of 28,170 inhabitants at the 2001 census. Its land area is 207.63 km² (80.166 sq mi). It is the co-capital of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias (along with Carbonia) as well as its second-largest community.
[edit] Points of interest
- Giardino Montano Linasia, a nature preserve and botanical garden
[edit] External links
- Official website (Italian)
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