Iglesias, Sardinia

Iglesias
Igrèsias (Sardinian)
Comune di Iglesias
Old church on an urban square
Cathedral
Coat of arms of Iglesias
Location of Iglesias
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Iglesias is located in Italy
Iglesias
Iglesias
Location of Iglesias in Sardinia
Iglesias is located in Sardinia
Iglesias
Iglesias
Iglesias (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°19′N 8°32′E / 39.317°N 8.533°E / 39.317; 8.533
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSouth Sardinia
FrazioniBarega, Bindua, Corongiu, Masua, Monte Agruxiau, Monteponi, Nebida, San Benedetto, San Giovanni Miniera, Tanì
Government
 • MayorMauro Usai
Area
 • Total207.63 km2 (80.17 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (30 September 2012)[1]
 • Total27,552
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Iglesienti
Igresientis
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09016
Dialing code0781
Patron saintSanta Chiara
Saint day11 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Iglesias (Italian pronunciation: [iˈɡlɛːzjas], locally [iˈɡlezjas] ; from Spanish: [iˈɣlesjas]; Sardinian: Igrèsias[2]) is a comune and city in the province of South Sardinia, Italy. It was co-capital of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias with Carbonia, and the province's second-largest community.

Under Spanish control Iglesias was one of the most important royal cities on Sardinia, and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iglesias. At an elevation of 190 metres (620 ft) in the hills of southwestern Sardinia, it was the centre of a mining district from which lead, zinc, and silver were extracted. Iglesias was also a centre for the distillation of sulfuric acid.

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (ISTAT)
  2. ^ AA. VV., Dizionario di toponomastica. Storia e significato dei nomi geografici italiani, Milano, GARZANTI, 1996, p. 327