Iglesias
Igrèsias (Sardinian) | |
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| Comune di Iglesias | |
 Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Iglesias  | |
  Iglesias Location of Iglesias in Sardinia  Iglesias Iglesias (Sardinia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′N 8°32′E / 39.317°N 8.533°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | South Sardinia |
| Frazioni | Barega, Bindua, Corongiu, Masua, Monte Agruxiau, Monteponi, Nebida, San Benedetto, San Giovanni Miniera, Tanì |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mauro Usai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 207.63 km2 (80.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 27,552 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Iglesienti Igresientis |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09016 |
| Dialing code | 0781 |
| Patron saint | Santa Chiara |
| Saint day | 11 August |
| Website | Official 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.