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Nuoro Population: 40,000
Altitude:
554 m. above sea level Nuoro has been the chief town of the district since
1927 and is situated practically in the centre of Sardinia. Although it has been
inhabited by man since before Roman times, the name of Nuoro appeared for the
first time between the XII and XIII centuries A.D.. It was initially part of the
'Giudicato', or district, of Logudoro, but was later conquered by the Aragonese
in the XIV century.
In 1779 it became the seat of the Diocese and in
1836 it was awarded the title of town. Nuoro is also famous for being the birth
place of the writer Grazia Deledda (1871 - 1936), Nobel Prize winner for literature
(1926), the poet Sebastiano Satta, the sculptor Francesco Calvia and the jurist
and writer Salvatore Satta.
The layout of the town is characterised by the
contrast between the modern part and the old neighbourhoods.
The original
nuclei of the centre lie around the 'Santuario delle Grazie' and the church of
S. Salvatore. Among the religious buildings to see, we recommend the Cathedral
of 'S. Maria della Neve', the church known as 'Chiesa delle Grazie' and the small
church of 'Solitudine', with Grazia Deledda's tomb.
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