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Calangianus (; sdn, Caragnani ; sc, Calanzanos ) is a municipality in the
The territory of Calangianus has been inhabited since the
*Church of St. Just, built in the 17th century. It is an example of architecture typical of Gallura, completely built of granite and decorated to the smallest detail.
*Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, built in the 18th century next to the convent of the Capuchin friars. The convent is home to the cork museum.
*The church of Santa Croce and the Oratory Our Lady of the Rosary (16th century). The Our Lady of the Rosary chapel houses the Museum of Sacred Art.
*The church of St. Anne, built in 1665, located in the charming old town of Calangianus.
*The palace La Littranga (18th century)
*The palace Corda, built in the nineteenth century by the first contractor of Calangianus cork.
Official website
www.calangianus.eu - Official Portal of Calangianus in Sardinia/
Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub
Province of Sassari
The province of Sassari ( it, provincia di Sassari, sc, provìntzia de Tàtari, sdc, prubìnzia di Sàssari, ca, província de Sàsser, french: province de Sassari, co, pruvincia di Sassari) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sa ...
in the Italian
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region Sardinia
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, located about north of Cagliari and about west of Olbia
Olbia (, ; sc, Terranoa; sdn, Tarranoa) is a city and commune of 60,346 inhabitants (May 2018) in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia, Italy, in the historical region of Gallura. Called ''Olbia'' in the Roman age ...
. Calangianus is surrounded by large cork woods, for whose work was described as "Cork's Capital".
History
The territory of Calangianus has been inhabited since the Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...
, and was also settled during the Roma Republic and the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...
. This was proved by the discovery of a multitude of historical piece and archeological sites. Among them are the Tombs of the Giants of Pascaredda, the Fountain "Li Paladini" and 9 " nuraghi", but five of them are destroyed.
In the Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
, Calangianus belonged to the Giudicato of Gallura
The Judicate of Gallura ( lat, Iudicatus Gallurae, sc, Judicadu de Gallura, it, Giudicato di Gallura) was one of four Sardinian judicates in the Middle Ages. These were independent states whose rulers bore the title ''iudex'', judge. Gallura, a ...
, and was later ruled by the Aragonese and the Spanish Empire. In the 17th century Calangianus has an important repopulation after several epidemics that scourged Sardinia, and became the second city of Gallura for population. In 1771 it became autonomous.
In the early 19th century some entrepreneurs moved to Calangianus, and they transformed the cork forests of Calangianus into a source of wealth. In time, nearly the entire population of Calangianus was working on cork.
The 20th century marked a turning point for Calangianus economic. In the second half of the century Calangianus was home to 300 industries, a number that by 2012 had increased to 677.
Calangianus in 1977 held its first exhibition of cork, and in 1987 obtained the title of one of the hundred most industrialized municipalities of Italy.
Main sights
*Church of St. Just, built in the 17th century. It is an example of architecture typical of Gallura, completely built of granite and decorated to the smallest detail.
*Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, built in the 18th century next to the convent of the Capuchin friars. The convent is home to the cork museum.
*The church of Santa Croce and the Oratory Our Lady of the Rosary (16th century). The Our Lady of the Rosary chapel houses the Museum of Sacred Art.
*The church of St. Anne, built in 1665, located in the charming old town of Calangianus.
*The palace La Littranga (18th century)
*The palace Corda, built in the nineteenth century by the first contractor of Calangianus cork.
References
External links
Official website
www.calangianus.eu - Official Portal of Calangianus in Sardinia/
Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub