San Gavino Monreale ( Sardinian: Santu ‘Engiu) 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 South Sardinia The Province of South Sardinia ( it, provincia del Sud Sardegna; sc, provìntzia de Sud Sardigna) is an Italian province of Sardinia instituted on 4 February 2016. It includes the suppressed provinces of Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Carbonia- ...

in the

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region

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, located about northwest 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 roughly halfway between the latter and the town of

Oristano Oristano (; sc, Aristanis ) is an Italian city and ''comune'', and capital of the Province of Oristano in the central-western part of the island of Sardinia. It is located on the northern part of the Campidano plain. It was established as the pr ...

. San Gavino Monreale borders the following municipalities:

Gonnosfanadiga Gonnosfanadiga, Gonnos or Gonnos-Fanàdiga in Sardinian language, is a town and ''comune'' on the island of Sardinia, in the province of South Sardinia, Italy. It is located between Medio Campidano plain to the northeast and the Monte Linas mass ...

Pabillonis Pabillonis, Pabillonis in the Sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, about northwest of Cagliari and about west of Sanluri. Pabillonis borders the following municip ...

Sanluri Sanluri ( sc, Seddori, la, Sullurium) is a comune in Sardinia, Italy. It became part of the Province of South Sardinia, following the creation of that local unit in 2016. The territory of Sanluri comprises an area of . In 1436, Sanluri was ele ...

Sardara Sardara, Sàrdara in the Sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about northwest of Sanluri. Located in the Campidano plain, ...

Villacidro Villacidro (Sardinian: Biddacidru or Bidda de Cidru) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy. In 2005 it has been the administrative seat of the province 'Medio Campidano', together with Sanluri. Since 2016 it i ...

. It is home to a castle.

History

The area of San Gavino was already settled in the Nuragic era, but the centre is of medieval origin. It was a possession of the

Giudicato of Arborea The Judicate of Arborea ( sc, Judicadu de Arbaree, it, Giudicato di Arborea, ) or the Kingdom of Arborea (, , ) was one of the four independent judicates into which the island of Sardinia was divided in the Middle Ages. It occupied the central ...

and, later, of the

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ese, being mostly destroyed in the ensuing war. Subsequently it was a fief of the Centelles and of the Osorio families, who held it until 1839.

People

Fabio Aru , birth_date = , birth_place = San Gavino Monreale, Sardinia, Italy , height = , weight = , currentteam = Retired , discipline = Road , role = Rider , ridertype = Climber , amateuryears1 = 2009–2012 , amateurteam1 = Palazzago , am ...

, cyclist *

Raimondo Inconis Raimondo Inconis (born Mars 27, 1959 in San Gavino Monreale, Sardinia) is an Italian bassoonist, contrabassoonist and Professor of Bassoon. He is widely regarded as one of the preeminent contrabassoon players and pedagogues of the 20th and early- ...

, musician

External Sources

San Gavino village school

References

External links

San Gavino Monreale . Net
Italian website dedicated to San Gavino Monreale Cities and towns in Sardinia Castles in Italy {{Sardinia-geo-stub