Fertilia Explained

Fertilia
Settlement Type:Frazione of Alghero
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Italy
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sardinia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Municipality of Alghero
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Alghero
Established Date:1933
Elevation Footnotes:10
Population Total:1703
Website:http://www.comune.alghero.ss.it/

Fertilia [fer-tì-lia] is a frazione (hamlet) in the municipality of Alghero in the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy.

History

Fertilia was built by the Fascist government of Italy in the 1930s, after the draining of the marshes which covered the area. It was originally populated by immigrants from north east Italy (Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia) and by Istrian and Dalmatian exiles after the second world war. Fertilia lies between Fertilia Airport and the city of Alghero.

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