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Nuoro
Nùgoro (Sardinian) | |
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| Comune di Nuoro | |
 View of Nuoro | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Nuoro  | |
  Nuoro Location of Nuoro in Sardinia  Nuoro Nuoro (Sardinia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′N 09°20′E / 40.317°N 9.333°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Nuoro (NU) |
| Frazioni | Lollove |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Soddu (Civic) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 192.27 km2 (74.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
| Population (January 1, 2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 36,347 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08100 |
| Dialing code | 0784 |
| Patron saint | Santa Maria della Neve |
| Saint day | August 5 |
| Website | Official website |
Nuoro (Italian pronunciation: [ˈnuːoro] or less correctly [ˈnwɔːro];[3] Sardinian: Nùgoro [ˈnuɣɔɾɔ])[3][a] is a city and comune (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of Mount Ortobene. It is the capital of the province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,347 (2011),[4] it is the sixth-largest city in Sardinia. Its frazione (borough) of Lollove is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[5]
Birthplace of several renowned artists, including writers, poets, painters, sculptors, Nuoro hosts some of the most important museums in Sardinia. It is considered an important cultural center of the region[6] and it has been referred to as the "Sardinian Athens".[7] Nuoro is the hometown of Grazia Deledda, the only Italian woman to win (1926) the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population data from Istat.
- ^ a b "Nuoro". DOP. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ Source: ISTAT Archived 22 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sardegna" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ [1] Archived 30 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine Cultural Notes by the Comune of Nuoro (in Italian)
- ^ E. Corda Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Atene Sarda. Storie di vita nuorese 1886-1946, Rusconi, 1992 - only available in Italian
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