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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Sassari (SS)

Elevation
  
490 m (1,610 ft)

Area
  
252.4 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:04 AM

Dialling code
  
079

Region
  
Sardinia

Frazioni
  
Chilivani, San Nicola

Demonym(s)
  
Ozieresi

Province
  
Province of Sassari

Postal code
  
07014

Ozieri photoswikimapiaorgp0001376036bigjpg

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 66% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Sant'Antioco di Bisarcio, Cave of Saint Michele, Museum, Museo Taverna dell'Aquila

Ozieri (Sardinian: Othieri) is a town and comune of approximatively 11,000 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, northern Sardinia (Italy), in the Logudoro historical region.

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Map of 07014 Ozieri, Province of Sassari, Italy

Its cathedral of the Immacolata is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ozieri. Ozieri is the centre of the earliest known archaeological culture on Sardinia (known as Ozieri Culture).

Main sights

  • Cathedral of the Immacolata, known from the 15th century. It was restored from 1550 to 1571. It has a nave and two aisles. It houses a poloptych of the Madonna di Loreto (16th century), work of a local master.
  • Basilica of Sant'Antioco di Bisarcio, one of the largest Romanesque churches in Sardinia.
  • Grotte di San Michele (3500–2700 BC) - Ozieri gives its name to the Ozieri culture, a prehistoric civilization whose first findings were excavated in the local caves of San Michele starting from 1914.
  • Pont'ezzu, a Roman bridge, dating to the 2nd century AD and restored in the 3rd–4th century AD. It has six arcades for a total length of 87.50 metres (287 ft)

    • Transportation

    Ozieri can be reached from Sassari through the SS.597 National road, and by Olbia (SS.199).

    The city has a railways station located in the frazione of Chilivani (lines to Olbia, Porto Torres and Cagliari).

    People

  • Luca Sbisa, professional ice hockey player
  • Mariangela Demurtas, musician, Tristania

    • References

    Ozieri Wikipedia
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