Carbonia

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This article is about the town in Sardinia, Italy. For other uses, see Carbonia (disambiguation).

Carbonia is a town in the province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy. It is located at around 39°10′2″N, 8°31′20″E.

1 History
2 Size
3 Modern day
4 Environment
5 Tourism
6 External links

[edit] History

Carbonia was officially inaugurated on the 18 December 1938. Mussolini himself ordered the building of the city and was present at its inauguration. The city was build in order to provide housing for the workforce of the nearby mines. The name Carbonia comes from the resource that was abundant in this region.

[edit] Size

Carbonia has grown considerably since its birth in 1938 now boasting a population of over 30,000.

[edit] Modern day

Since the mines' closing during the 70s, Carbonia has had to deal with a high unemployment rate that is rather common in towns in the southern part of Italy. Most Carbonians now find their employment in the heavy industry or transport sector. The town is poor however and youth occupation is high by Italian standards.

[edit] Environment

Carbonia is situated in Sardinia. The city is surrounded by hills that allow anyone bold enough to climb them a vision reaching as far as the sea and the peninsula island of Antiocho.

[edit] Tourism

Carbonia is about an hour by car from Cagliari and about two hours by train. Though the city is one of the largest on the island it does not offer much to foreign tourists. The city centre does not attract much attention and provides little shopping opportunities. There are a few excellent restaurants though that offer high quality food at little cost.