Arzachena

Arzachena
Alzachèna (Gallurese)
Altzaghèna (Sardinian)
Comune di Arzachena
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Coat of arms of Arzachena
Location of Arzachena
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Arzachena is located in Italy
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Location of Arzachena in Sardinia
Arzachena is located in Sardinia
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Arzachena (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 41°05′N 09°23′E / 41.083°N 9.383°E / 41.083; 9.383
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSassari (SS)
FrazioniAbbiadori, Baja Sardinia, Cannigione, Porto Cervo, Cala di Volpe, Padula d'Izzana, Braniatogghiu, Cala Bitta, Cala del Faro, Capriccioli, Sarra Balestra, Calacrano, Cuncosu, Farina, Pulicinu, Golfo Pevero, Isuledda, Pitrizza, La Conia, Liscia di Vacca, Monticanaglia, Mucchi Bianchi, Lu Mulinu, Pantogia, La Caldosa, Capo Ferro, Poltu Quatu, Romazzino, Santa Teresina, Surrau, Tanca Manna
Government
 • MayorRoberto Ragnedda
Area
 • Total230.85 km2 (89.13 sq mi)
Elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Population
 (31 March 2022)[1]
 • Total13,328
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
DemonymArzachenesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
07021
Dialing code0789
Patron saintSanta Maria della Neve
Saint day3rd Sunday in September
WebsiteOfficial website

Arzachena (Italian pronunciation: [artsaˈkɛːna]; Gallurese: Alzachèna; Sardinian: Altzaghèna) is a town and comune in the province of Sassari, northern Sardinia, the second largest island off the coast of Italy. Arzachena lies halfway between the original Costa Smeralda resort and Porto Rafael, both founded in the late 1950s. After Olbia and Tempio Pausania, it is the third largest commune in Gallura by inhabitants.

The Albucciu nuraghe near Arzachena.

The frazione of Porto Cervo is the main resort area of Costa Smeralda for summer tourism, which since the 1960s has replaced agriculture as the main local source of economic activity. Nearby there are numerous archaeological sites from the Nuragic period, including those from a local sub-culture known as Arzachena culture (the necropolis of Li Muri and others).

  1. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.