Country Italy Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 61.5 km² Postal code 09010 Dialling code 0781 | Province / Metropolitan city South Sardinia Dialing code 0781 Local time Tuesday 8:40 AM Region Sardinia | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 77% Humidity Province Province of Carbonia-Iglesias | ||
Nuxis is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Cagliari and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Carbonia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,719 and an area of 61.5 square kilometres (23.7 sq mi).
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Map of 09010 Nuxis Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Italy
Nuxis borders the following municipalities: Assemini, Narcao, Santadi, Siliqua, Villaperuccio.
Demographic evolution
The village was founded around the year 1000 AD, though there is archaeological evidence of a nuragic settlement, and grew out of a farm settlement. Nuxis' pastoral settlement was aided by the presence of Benedectine monks in nearby Narcao and Flumentepido. The small church, of area less than 100 square metres (1,100 sq ft), of Sant'Elia di Tattinu, located approximately 250 metres (820 ft) south of the village is a well-preserved monument of byzantine architecture in Sardinia.