Arzana (; sc, Àrtzana) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Nuoro The province of Nuoro ( it, provincia di Nuoro; sc, provìntzia de Nùgoro) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Nuoro. It has an area of , and, , a total population of 210,972. The provinc ...

in the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

region

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

, located about northeast of

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...

and about west of

Tortolì Tortolì (; sc, Tortolì or ; la, Portus Ilii) is a town and ''comune'' in Sardinia, in the Province of Nuoro. Geography Tortolì is situated on the eastern coast of Sardinia. Its port and greatest hamlet is Arbatax, which has also an airport th ...

. Arzana borders the following municipalities:

Aritzo Aritzo ( sc, Arìtzo) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southwest of Nuoro. Aritzo borders the following municipalities: Arzana, Belvì, Desul ...

Desulo Desulo, Dèsulu in sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about south of Nuoro. Desulo borders the following municipalities: Aritzo, A ...

Elini Elini is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì. Elini borders the following municipalities: Arzana, Ilbono, Lanusei, Tortolì ...

, Gairo,

Ilbono Ilbono (Irbono in Sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì. Its economy is based heavily on heavy industry. ...

Jerzu Jerzu ( Sardinian: Jersu), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,287 and an ar ...

Lanusei Lanusei (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in Sardinia in the Province of Nuoro The province of Nuoro ( it, provincia di Nuoro; sc, provìntzia de Nùgoro) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of ...

Seui Seui (Sardinian and ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,525 and an ...

Seulo Seulo (Seulu in sardinian language) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 970 and an area of .All demograp ...

Villagrande Strisaili Villagrande Strisaili (Biddamanna Istrisàili in Sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about northwest of Tortolì. Villagrande Stri ...

Villaputzu Villaputzu ( sro, Bidda de Putzi or ) is a municipality in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region and island of Sardinia, located about northeast of the Sardinian capital Cagliari. It is located in a short plain at the mouth of the ...

. Arzana is located about above sea level. In the town of Arzana stands

Punta la Marmora Punta La Marmora ( sc, Perdas Carpìas) is a mountain in the Gennargentu range, Sardinia (Italy). Geography The mountain belongs to Ogliastra and Nuoro provinces, in the Barbagia mountain area of inner Sardinia. With its summit at an elevati ...

, the highest peak in

People

* Stanis Dessy, artist * Anselmo Contu, political *

Attilio Cubeddu Attilio Cubeddu (, ; born 2 March 1947) is a criminal from Sardinia who was a member of '' Anonima sarda'', a term used for bandits engaged in various kinds of crime in the island, in particular kidnapping, from the 1960s onward.Antonelli & Nuz ...

, former member of ''Anonima sarda'' *

Samuele Stochino Samuele is the Italian spelling of Samuel. Samuele may also refer to: * Asteroid 11622 Samuele, named after Italian amateur astronomer Samuele Marconi Samuele is the Italian spelling of Samuel. Samuele may also refer to: * Asteroid 11622 Samuele ...

bandit

References

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