Arbus, Sardinia

Arbus
Comune di Arbus
From top, left to right: Arbus Townscape, Direction Palace in Ingurtosu, "Lord Brassey" Washing Plant, Beach in Scivu, Piscinas' Sand Dunes
Coat of arms of Arbus
Coat of arms
Arbus is located in Sardinia
Arbus
Arbus
Location of Arbus in Sardinia, Italy
Coordinates: 39°32′N 8°36′E / 39.533°N 8.600°E / 39.533; 8.600
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSouth Sardinia
HamletsMontevecchio, Ingurtosu, S.Antonio di Santadi, Torre dei corsari, Pistis, Porto Palma, Gutturu e Flumini, Portu maga, Sa perda marcada
AdjacentFluminimaggiore, Gonnosfanadiga, Guspini, Terralba (OR)
Government
 • MayorPaolo Salis
Area
 • Total269.12 km2 (103.91 sq mi)
Elevation
311 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (30 Jun 2019)[1]
 • Total6,140
Demonym(s)IT Arburesi
SC Arburesus
EN Arbusians
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal Code (IT CAP)09031
Area Code070
Public TransitARST
WebsiteMunicipality Official Website
Touristic Official Website

Arbus (/ˈɑːrbəs/ ⓘ)[2] is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region of Sardinia.

Located in the southwest coast of the island, Arbus is known for several archeological and non-operational industrial sites, such as the mines of Montevecchio,[3] as well as for its coastline, the Costa Verde, whose main beach, Piscinas, includes one of the biggest sand dune systems in Europe.[4][5]

Arbus territory also includes several hamlets, among which Ingurtosu and Montevecchio are particularly important since they still show tangible signs of the intensive mineral extraction that took place during the 19th and the first half of the 20th century,[6] in nowadays non-operational extraction sites that are now part of the parco geominerario storico ed ambientale della Sardegna (i.e. Sardinian Environmental and Historical Geomineral Park, also known as Geological, Mining Park of Sardinia[7]).[8] The town is well renowned also for its black sheep, that is bred virtually only there,[9] whose milk, and other products derived from them, are listed among the Prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali (P.A.T.) (Traditional Agricultural Products),[10] and for the Arburesa kind of knife, a typical knife handcrafted in town.[11]

With an area of 269 square kilometres (104 square miles), Arbus is the third largest municipality in Sardinia.[12]

Arbus, as of Jun 30th 2019, had a population of about 6,140 inhabitants,[13] according to the latest figures provided by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (IT ISTAT). Nonetheless, according to the latest figures provided by the municipality register, Arbus had, as of June 21, 2021, a population of about 5,937 inhabitants.[14]

  1. ^ Population data from ISTAT
  2. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  3. ^ Angei, Luca, Arbus tra storia e leggenda. Usanze e vita di un popolo, Cesmet, Naples 1995
  4. ^ "Appunti sul territorio" (PDF). provincia.mediocampidano.it (in Italian). December 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Arbus". SardegnaTurismo - Sito ufficiale del turismo della Regione Sardegna (in Italian). 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Ingurtosu". SardegnaTurismo - Sito ufficiale del turismo della Regione Sardegna. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Geological, Mining Park of Sardinia – ITALY".
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.apat.gov.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Arbus Black Sheep - Arca del Gusto".
  10. ^ "Pronto il marchio: formaggi e ricotta di pecora nera di Arbus riconosciuti come prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali". La Gazzetta del Medio Campidano (in Italian). 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Cutlery". Arbus Turismo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Superfici delle unità amministrative a fini statistici". istat.it. 21 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Comune di Arbus (VS), Servizi On Line". Comune di Arbus - Servizi Online. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2020.