Borutta | |
Official Name: | Comune di Borutta |
Native Name: | Boruta |
Pushpin Map: | Italy Sardinia |
Coordinates: | 40.5167°N 53°W |
Region: | Sardinia |
Province: | Sassari (SS) |
Mayor: | Silvano Quirico Salvatore Arru |
Area Total Km2: | 4.8 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 284 |
Population As Of: | 30 June 2017 |
Elevation M: | 491 |
Postal Code: | 07040 |
Area Code: | 079 |
Borutta (sc|Boruta) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 150km (90miles) north of Cagliari and about 30km (20miles) southeast of Sassari.
Borutta borders the following municipalities: Bessude, Bonnanaro, Cheremule, Thiesi, Torralba. The volcanic hill once housing the village of Sorres (destroyed by the Aragonese in the early 14th century) houses the Pisan-Romanesque church of San Pietro di Sorres.