Olbia

Olbia
Terranòa
Tarranòa
Comune
Comune di Olbia

Coat of arms
Olbia

Location of Olbia in Sardinia

Coordinates: 40°55′N 09°30′E / 40.917°N 9.500°E / 40.917; 9.500
Country Italy
Region Sardinia
Province / Metropolitan city Olbia-Tempio
Frazioni Berchiddeddu, Murta Maria, Pittulongu, Rudalza-Porto Rotondo, San Pantaleo
Government
 • Mayor Settimo Nizzi (Forza Italia)
Area
 • Total 383.64 km2 (148.12 sq mi)
Population (28 February 2017)[1]
 • Total 60,007
 • Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Olbiese, Olbiesino (pejorative)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 07026
Dialing code 0789
Patron saint San Simplicio
Saint day May 15
Website Official website

Olbia (Italian: [ˈɔlbja],[2][3] locally [ˈolbja]; Sardinian: Terranòa; Gallurese: Tarranòa)[4] is a city and comune of 59,885 inhabitants (November 2016) in northeastern Sardinia (Italy), in the Gallura sub-region. Called Olbia in the Roman age, Cività in the Middle Ages (Giudicati period) and Terranova Pausania before the 1940s, Olbia was again the official name of the city during the period of Fascism.

Geography

It is the economic centre of this part of the island (commercial centres, food industry) and is very close to the famous Costa Smeralda tourist area. It was one of the administrative capitals of the province of Olbia-Tempio, operative since 2005 and canceled after a referendum seven years later. A dynamic city, which presents itself as a tourist destination, for the beautiful sea and beaches and also for the large number of places of cultural interest to visit.

History

Olbia (the name is of Greek origin) is very ancient and was possibly founded by the Greeks, although the name is of Greek origin due to the Greek presence during the 7th century bc, the city was first settled by Phoenicians, according to the archaeological findings. It contains ruins from nuragic to the Roman Era, when it was an important port, and the Middle Ages, when it was the capital of the Giudicato of Gallura, one of the four independent states of Sardinia.

From 1113 it was the episcopal see of the Diocese of Cività (succeeding to the Diocese of Gallura, the 1070 restoration of the Diocese of Fausania, c. 500–750), which was renamed in 1839 as Diocese of Civita–Tempio until its formal suppression in favor of (in fact merger into) the Diocese of Tempio–Ampurias (also integrating the Diocese of Ampurias, which was in personal union with the see of Civita from 1506)

Main sights

Transport

Olbia Airport departures area

Olbia is the main connection between Sardinia and the Italian peninsula, with an airport (Olbia – Costa Smeralda), a passenger port (Olbia-Isola Bianca), and a railway from Olbia railway station to Porto Torres, Golfo Aranci and Cagliari. There is an expressway to Nuoro and Cagliari (SS131) and national roads to Sassari (SS199-E840), Tempio Pausania (SS127) and Palau (SS125).

Climate

Olbia has a Mediterranean climate, with very mild winters, warm springs and autumns and hot summers.

Climate data for Olbia, Sardinia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2)		 24.5
(76.1)		 28.0
(82.4)		 27.8
(82)		 35.0
(95)		 39.9
(103.8)		 42.2
(108)		 41.0
(105.8)		 38.3
(100.9)		 32.5
(90.5)		 29.0
(84.2)		 24.0
(75.2)		 42.2
(108)
Average high °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3)		 15.2
(59.4)		 16.5
(61.7)		 18.4
(65.1)		 22.7
(72.9)		 27.6
(81.7)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.8
(87.4)		 27.0
(80.6)		 22.2
(72)		 17.8
(64)		 15.4
(59.7)		 21.56
(70.81)
Average low °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)		 5.9
(42.6)		 6.3
(43.3)		 8.2
(46.8)		 11.3
(52.3)		 15.4
(59.7)		 18.3
(64.9)		 18.5
(65.3)		 15.9
(60.6)		 11.8
(53.2)		 8.0
(46.4)		 6.1
(43)		 10.91
(51.63)
Record low °C (°F) −3.6
(25.5)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 3.9
(39)		 7.0
(44.6)		 12.0
(53.6)		 10.0
(50)		 8.9
(48)		 4.0
(39.2)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 −4.2
(24.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47.3
(1.862)		 72.6
(2.858)		 63.4
(2.496)		 56.1
(2.209)		 37.4
(1.472)		 18.4
(0.724)		 6.4
(0.252)		 28.1
(1.106)		 40.8
(1.606)		 58.4
(2.299)		 55.6
(2.189)		 97.9
(3.854)		 582.4
(22.927)
Average precipitation days 7 8 8 8 4 3 1 3 5 5 6 9 67
Average relative humidity (%) 70 69 65 66 66 58 60 63 67 65 72 72 66.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 127 138 186 213 279 312 360 316 249 195 138 118 2,631
Source: Aeronautica Militare [5]

Economy

Meridiana Fly has its head office on the grounds of Olbia - Costa Smeralda Airport.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Population data from Istat
  2. ↑ Migliorini, Bruno; Tagliavini, Carlo; Fiorelli, Piero. Tommaso Francesco Borri, ed. "Dizionario italiano multimediale e multilingue d'ortografia e di pronunzia". dizionario.rai.it. Rai Eri. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Canepari, Luciano. "Dizionario di pronuncia italiana online". dipionline.it. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Olbia e la sua storia: arrivata la cartellonistica con i toponimi storici – Olbia.it
  5. ↑ "Climate Statistics for Olbia, Sardinia". Retrieved Friday, March 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ↑ "Read the Legal Info of Meridiana fly S.p.a." Meridiana Fly. Retrieved on 22 June 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.