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 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 and about west of Tortolì. 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, Elini, Gairo, Ilbono,

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 a ...

, Lanusei, Seui,

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 ...

, Tortolì, Villagrande Strisaili, Villaputzu. Arzana is located about above sea level. In the town of Arzana stands Punta la Marmora, 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 bandit

References

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