Siligo
Siligo is a city in the region of Logudoro in northern Sardinia, Italy.
Comune di Siligo | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Province | Sassari (SS) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Giovanni Porcheddu (since October 2020) |
Area | |
• Total | 43.6 km2 (16.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 452 m (1,483 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 813 |
• Density | 18.65/km2 (48.29/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 07040 |
Patron saint | St. Victoria |
Saint day | December 23 |
Website | www.comunesiligo.it |
Siligo is next to the following municipalities: Ardara, Banari, Bessude, Bonnanaro, Codrongianos, Florinas, Mores, Ploaghe.
Main sights
- Archeological site of Monte sant'Antoni: a prehistoric Federal Nuragic Sanctuary
- Archeological site of Mesumundu: 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.
Notable people
- Maria Carta (1934-1994), folk singer and actress
- Gavino Ledda, author of an autobiographical work Padre padrone (1975)