Osilo

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Osilo
Ósile
Comune
Comune di Osilo
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Osilo
Location of Osilo in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°44′N8°40′E / 40.733°N 8.667°E / 40.733; 8.667
Country Italy
Region Sardinia
Province Sassari (SS)
Frazioni Santa Vittoria, San Lorenzo
Government
  Mayor Giovanni Manca
Area
  Total 98.3 km2 (38.0 sq mi)
Elevation 672 m (2,205 ft)
Population (31 December 2008 [1] )
  Total 3,317
  Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Osilesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code07033
Dialing code 079

Osilo (Sardinian : Ósile) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Sassari. It is part of the Anglona traditional region. The municipality of Osilo contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Santa Vittoria and San Lorenzo.

Sardinian language Romance language indigenous to the island of Sardinia

Sardinian or Sard is the primary indigenous Romance language spoken by the Sardinians on most of the island of Sardinia. Many Romance linguists consider it the closest genealogical descendant to Latin. However, it also incorporates a Pre-Latin substratum, as well as a Byzantine Greek, Catalan, Spanish and Italian superstratum due to the political membership of the island, which became a Byzantine possession followed by a significant period of self-rule, fell into the Iberian sphere of influence in the late Middle Ages, and eventually into the Italian one in the 18th century.

<i>Comune</i> third-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic

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Province of Sassari Province of Italy

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Osilo borders the following municipalities: Cargeghe, Codrongianos, Muros, Nulvi, Ploaghe, Sassari, Sennori, Tergu.

Cargeghe Comune in Sardinia, Italy

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Codrongianos Comune in Sardinia, Italy

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Nulvi Comune in Sardinia, Italy

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Economy is mostly based on agriculture and animal husbandry, especially of sheep, which include about 250 dairy companies. It is the production center of the Osilo pecorino cheese. Sights include a castle and several churches.

Sheep Domesticated ruminant bred for meat, wool and milk

Domestic sheep are quadrupedal, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Like most ruminants, sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. Although the name sheep applies to many species in the genus Ovis, in everyday usage it almost always refers to Ovis aries. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female sheep is referred to as a ewe, an intact male as a ram or occasionally a tup, a castrated male as a wether, and a younger sheep as a lamb.

Pecorino Italian cheese

Pecorino is a family of hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The word derives from Italian pecora meaning "sheep".

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References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.