Cargeghe | |
Official Name: | Comune di Cargeghe |
Native Name: | Carzèghe |
Pushpin Map: | Italy Sardinia |
Coordinates: | 40.6667°N 45°W |
Region: | Sardinia |
Province: | Sassari (SS) |
Mayor: | Franco Spada |
Area Total Km2: | 12.05 |
Population Total: | 714 |
Population As Of: | 31 May 2017[1] |
Population Demonym: | Cargeghesi |
Elevation M: | 333 |
Postal Code: | 07030 |
Area Code: | 079 |
Cargeghe (Sardinian: Carzèghe) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 170km (110miles) north of Cagliari and about 9km (06miles) southeast of Sassari.
Cargeghe borders the following municipalities: Codrongianos, Florinas, Muros, Osilo, Ossi.
Sights include the necropolis of S'Elighe Entosu, including a series of domus de janas (Neolithic tombs), the parish church (15th-16th centuries) and the countryside Romanesque church of Santa Maria 'e Contra (12th century).