Pabillonis

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Pabillonis
Pabillois
Comune
Comune di Pabillonis
Pabillonis is located in Sardinia
Pabillonis
Pabillonis
Location of Pabillonis in Sardinia
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Country Italy
Region Sardinia
Province / Metropolitan city Medio Campidano (MD)
Frazioni Foddi
Government
 • Mayor Alessandro Garau
Area
 • Total 37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Elevation 42 m (138 ft)
Population (31 December 2006[1])
 • Total 2,960
 • Density 79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pabillonesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 09030
Dialing code 070
Website Official website

Pabillonis, Pabillois in the Sardinian language, is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Medio Campidano in the Italian region Sardinia, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Cagliari and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Sanluri.

Pabillonis borders the following municipalities: Gonnosfanadiga, Guspini, Mogoro, San Gavino Monreale, San Nicolò d'Arcidano, Sardara.

Monuments

It is home to a 12th-century church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist and another church dedicated to St. Lussorio near nuraghe of the same name.

Archaeological Monuments

Nuraghi

There are different nuraghe sites, including those of Santu Sciori (c. 1300 BC) and Nuraxi Fenu, one of the largest in Sardinia , from the mid-Bronze Age (1600–1300 BC).

Santu Sciori

Nuraghe Santu Sciori is mark out cause of church built on it in 1970 in honor of St. Lussorio. Near there is a ruin of Hystorical church built above another little nuraghe. A big part of nuraghe is underground.

Nuraghe Fenu

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Nuraghe Fenu

Nuraghe Fenu is near to the train station of Pabillonis, along the rail and it's far 3 km from the village. It's one of the biggest polilobat nuraghe of Sardinia with an area of 2.000 square meters.

Others nuraghi

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Il nuraghe Dom'e Campu

Around the territory of Pabillonis there were time ago other three Nuraghi:

  • Nuraghe Dom'e Campu
  • Nuraghe Surbiu
  • Nuraghe De Sa Fronta

References

  1. Data from Istat

External links


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