Siliqua ( sc, Silìcua) 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 Carbonia-Iglesias and Medio Campidano, ...
in the island of
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 northwest of
Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,077 and an area of .
Main sights
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Castle of Acquafredda
The Castle of Acquafredda ( it, Castello di Acquafredda) is a medieval castle in Siliqua, province of South Sardinia, Italy.
History
It is fairly widespread opinion that the castle was built by order of Count Ugolino della Gherardesca, who actua ...
(13th century), commanding the valley of the
Cixerri
The Cixerri () is an Italian river in southern Sardinia province of Cagliari.'' The Times'' (2003), ''Comprehensive Atlas of the World'' Eleventh Edition, Times Books, Plate 77 (C9). It springs from Monte Croccoriga, at above sea level, in the ...
river. It was built by count
Ugolino della Gherardesca
Ugolino della Gherardesca (March 1289), Count of Donoratico, was an Italian nobleman, politician and naval commander. He was frequently accused of treason and features prominently in Dante's ''Divine Comedy''.
Biography
In the 13th century, the ...
, and was later held by the
Aragonese and other Sardinian feudataries.
*Several
Domus de janas
*Natural reserve of
Monte Arcosu
Monte Arcosu is a mountain in the Sulcis massif, in southern Sardinia, Italy. It has an elevation of .
The mountain has a characteristically truncated cone shape, resulting from the differential erosion which followed its formation during the ...
See also
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Campidano
Campidano ( sc, Campidànu) is a plain located in South-Western Sardinia (Italy), covering approximately 100 kilometres between Cagliari and Oristano.
Geography
Geologically, it is a graben, a tectonic structure formed in the mid-Pliocene/early ...
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Sulcis
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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