San Giovanni Suergiu, Santu Giuanni de Suergiu in sardinian language, is a ''

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'' (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 Carbonia-Iglesias and Medio Campidano, ...

in the

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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 west of Cagliari and about south of Carbonia. San Giovanni Suergiu borders the following municipalities: Carbonia,

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Portoscuso Portoscuso (Portescusi in Sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about west of Cagliari and about northwest of Carbonia. The languages used here are Italian ...

Sant'Antioco Sant'Antioco (; sc, Santu Antiogu) is the name of both an island and a municipality (''comune'') in southwestern Sardinia, in the Province of South Sardinia, in Sulcis zone. With a population of 11,730, the municipality of Sant'Antioco it is the ...

Tratalias Tratalias is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Island of Sardinia, located about southwest of Cagliari and about southeast of Carbonia. Tratalias borders the following municipalities: Carbonia, Giba, Perdax ...

Main sights

*Church of St. Mary of Palmas, in Pisan-Romanesque style (12th century) *Church of St. John the Baptist (14th century) *Remains of the Castle of Palmas (11th century) * Necropolis of Is Locci-Santus, belonging to the Ozieri culture and including 13 domus de janas *Several

nuraghe The nuraghe (, ; plural: Logudorese Sardinian , Campidanese Sardinian , Italian ), or also nurhag in English, is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 B.C. ...

and the

giants' grave Giants' tomb (Italian: '' Tomba dei giganti'', Sardinian: ''Tumba de zigantes'' / ''gigantis'') is the name given by local people and archaeologists to a type of Sardinian megalithic gallery grave built during the Bronze Age by the Nuragic civ ...

of Craminalana *Natural preserve of Punt'e Trettu

References

Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub