Monserrato Explained

Monserrato
Official Name:Comune di Monserrato
Native Name:Paùli
Pushpin Map:Italy Sardinia
Coordinates:39.25°N 18°W
Region:Sardinia
Metropolitan City:Cagliari (CA)
Mayor:Tomaso Antonio Locci
Area Total Km2:6.4
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:20108
Population As Of:30 November 2015
Population Demonym:Monserratini
Elevation M:2
Saint:St. Ambrose
Day:December 7
Postal Code:09042
Area Code:070

Monserrato (Pauli or Paulli in Sardinian language) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, southern Sardinia, Italy, located about 5km (03miles) northeast of Cagliari.

Monserrato borders the following municipalities: Cagliari, Quartu Sant'Elena, Quartucciu, Selargius, Sestu. Sights include the Gothic church of Sant'Ambrogio.

History

In the Middle Ages, the village was known as Pauli (Sardinian language for marsh), and was part of the Giudicato of Cagliari. Later owned by the Republic of Pisa, the House of Aragon and the Giudicato of Arborea, it was depopulated by plague in 1348. Later it was a Spanish and then Savoyard fief.

Monserrato was an autonomous commune until 1928, when it was annexed to Cagliari. It remained a district of the latter until 1991, when it was separated with a local referendum. Since 1995 [2] the town has been part of the newly instituted Cagliari metropolitan area.

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Documents about the Cagliari Metropolitan Area