Monti, Italy
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Monti | |
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Municipal coat of arms |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Province | Province of Olbia-Tempio (OT) |
Mayor | Giovanni Maria Raspitzu elected: 2005-05-10 party list: "Insieme per Monti" |
Elevation | 300 m |
Area | 123.69 km² |
Population | |
- Total (as of 2005-12-31) | 2521 |
- Density | 20.38/km² |
Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
Coordinates | |
Gentilic | montini |
Dialing code | 0789 |
Postal code | 07020 |
Frazioni | Su Canale, Sos Rueddos |
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Website: Comune di Monte |
Monti is a commune and small town of Gallura, northern Sardinia, Italy, in the province of Olbia-Tempio. The town is surrounded by the cork oak forests and vineyards which form the twin bases of its economy. The vermentino grape, once known as ‘arratelau’, has been cultivated here since the fourteenth century. In 1996 its Vermentino di Gallura wine was awarded DOCG status.
Monti borders on the following communes:
[edit] References
- http://www.comunas.it/monti/
- http://www.comune.monti.ss.it/utente/index.asp
- http://demo.istat.it/
- http://www.comuni-italiani.it/090/041/
Sardinia · Communes of the province of Olbia-Tempio
Aggius | Aglientu | Alà dei Sardi | Arzachena | Badesi | Berchidda | Bortigiadas | Buddusò | Budoni | Calangianus | Golfo Aranci | La Maddalena | Loiri Porto San Paolo | Luogosanto | Luras | Monti | Olbia | Oschiri | Padru | Palau | San Teodoro | Sant'Antonio di Gallura | Santa Teresa Gallura | Telti | Tempio Pausania | Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola |