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(Redirected from Ardara (SS)) For the Irish town, see Ardara, County Donegal. Comune in Sardinia, Italy
Ardara Àldara
Comune
Comune di Ardara
Coat of arms of ArdaraCoat of arms
Location of Ardara
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Coordinates: 40°37′22″N 8°48′41″E / 40.62278°N 8.81139°E / 40.62278; 8.81139
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSassari (SS)
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Dui
Area
 • Total38.19 km (14.75 sq mi)
Elevation296 m (971 ft)
Population
 • Total791
 • Density21/km (54/sq mi)
DemonymArdaresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code07010
Dialing code079
WebsiteOfficial website

Ardara (Sardinian: Àldara) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Sassari.

It was one of the capitals of Giudicato di Torres. The village houses the ruins of the Castle of the Giudicato of Torres (11th century), the medieval walls, and the Romanesque Basilica of Santa Maria del Regno.

Ardara borders the municipalities of Chiaramonti, Mores, Ozieri, Ploaghe and Siligo.

Ardara is the birthplace of the singer Roberto Meloni, who represented Latvia at the 2007 and 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with Bonaparti.lv and Pirates of the Sea bands.

Santa Maria del Regno.

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Sardinia · Comuni of the Province of Sassari
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