Meilogu is a geographical,

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and

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located in the northern part of Sardinia, in the

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, which can be considered a sub-region of Logudoro. It borders to the north with the Sardinian sub-regions of Sassarese, to the east of

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, to the south of the

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and Marghine and to the west of the Planargia. Bonorva is the main municipality in the territory.

Morphology

The territory of Meilogu is mainly volcanic and the

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s make it unique in the context of a geologically ancient land, so much so that the Italian

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and naturalist

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had called it ''Sardinian

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References

Bibliography

* G. Deriu, ''L'insediamento umano medioevale nella curatoria di "Costa de Addes"'' (Comuni di Bonorva e Semestene), Sassari, Magnum, 2000 * S. Ginesu, ''I vulcani del Logudoro-Mejlogu'', Sassari, 1992. * Alberto La Marmora, ''Itinéraire de l'ile de Sardaigne'', Turin,

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. * Alberto La Marmora, ''Voyage en Sardaigne'' ou Description statistique, physique et politique de cette ile, avec des recherches sur ses productions naturelles, et ses antiquités. Bertrand, Paris, Bocca, Turin,

1826 Events January–March * January 15 – The French newspaper '' Le Figaro'' begins publication in Paris, initially as a weekly. * January 30 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, built by engineer Thomas Telford, is opened between the island ...

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