Gallura is a geographical and cultural region in northern
SardiniaSardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . The area of Sardinia is . The nearest land masses to the island are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Tunisia, and the Spanish Balearic Islands...
,
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
. In the
Middle AgesThe Middle Ages of European history is a period of European history covering roughly a millennium in the 5th century through 16th centuries. More specific starting and ending points are sometimes adopted by scholars to suit their respective specializations or current focus...
, it formed it was one of the four
giudicatiThe giudicati were the indigenous kingdoms of Sardinia from about 900 until 1410, when the last fell to the Aragonese. The rulers of the giudicati were giudici , from the Latin iudice , often translates as "judge". The Latin for giudicato was iudicatus The giudicati (singular giudicato) were the...
of the island.
The main towns and villages are
OlbiaOlbia , is a town of approximately 54,000 inhabitants in northeastern Sardinia , in the Gallura sub-region....
,
Tempio PausaniaTempio Pausania , a town of est. 15,000 inhabitants in the Gallura region of northern Sardinia, Italy, the administrative capital of the province of Olbia-Tempio.- History :...
,
La MaddalenaLa Maddalena is a town and comune located on the island with the same name, in northern Sardinia, part of the province of Olbia-Tempio.-The town:...
,
ArzachenaArzachena is a town in the province of Olbia-Tempio, Sardinia, Italy. Arzachena is very close to the famous "Costa Smeralda" tourist area, and it is the administrative capital of the "Costa Smeralda" tourist area....
and
CalangianusCalangianus is a comune in the Province of Olbia-Tempio in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 190 km north of Cagliari and about 25 km west of Olbia...
. Is part of the new province of "Olbia-Tempio" with Olbia and Tempio Pausania as administrative capitals.
People locally speak the "
gallureseGallurese is a diasystem of the Sardinian language, spoken in the Gallura , north-eastern part of Sardinia including the town of Tempio Pausania ....
", a
diasystemIn linguistics, in the field of structural dialectology, a diasystem is a single genetic language which has two or more standard forms. Some dialects are often divided into separate languages due to different historical and cultural development...
of
Sardinian languageSardinian is, after Italian, the main language spoken on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It is considered the most conservative of the Romance languages in terms of phonology and is noted for its Paleosardinian substratum....
, strictly connected with southern dialects of
Corsican languageCorsican is a continuum of Romance languages spoken and written on the islands of Corsica and northern Sardinia , alongside French and Italian, which are the official languages. Corsu is the traditional native language of the Corsican people, and was long the sole language of the island, which...
.
There is an airport and port in Olbia.
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Gallura is a geographical and cultural region in northern
SardiniaSardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . The area of Sardinia is . The nearest land masses to the island are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Tunisia, and the Spanish Balearic Islands...
,
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
. In the
Middle AgesThe Middle Ages of European history is a period of European history covering roughly a millennium in the 5th century through 16th centuries. More specific starting and ending points are sometimes adopted by scholars to suit their respective specializations or current focus...
, it formed it was one of the four
giudicatiThe giudicati were the indigenous kingdoms of Sardinia from about 900 until 1410, when the last fell to the Aragonese. The rulers of the giudicati were giudici , from the Latin iudice , often translates as "judge". The Latin for giudicato was iudicatus The giudicati (singular giudicato) were the...
of the island.
The main towns and villages are
OlbiaOlbia , is a town of approximately 54,000 inhabitants in northeastern Sardinia , in the Gallura sub-region....
,
Tempio PausaniaTempio Pausania , a town of est. 15,000 inhabitants in the Gallura region of northern Sardinia, Italy, the administrative capital of the province of Olbia-Tempio.- History :...
,
La MaddalenaLa Maddalena is a town and comune located on the island with the same name, in northern Sardinia, part of the province of Olbia-Tempio.-The town:...
,
ArzachenaArzachena is a town in the province of Olbia-Tempio, Sardinia, Italy. Arzachena is very close to the famous "Costa Smeralda" tourist area, and it is the administrative capital of the "Costa Smeralda" tourist area....
and
CalangianusCalangianus is a comune in the Province of Olbia-Tempio in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 190 km north of Cagliari and about 25 km west of Olbia...
. Is part of the new province of "Olbia-Tempio" with Olbia and Tempio Pausania as administrative capitals.
People locally speak the "
gallureseGallurese is a diasystem of the Sardinian language, spoken in the Gallura , north-eastern part of Sardinia including the town of Tempio Pausania ....
", a
diasystemIn linguistics, in the field of structural dialectology, a diasystem is a single genetic language which has two or more standard forms. Some dialects are often divided into separate languages due to different historical and cultural development...
of
Sardinian languageSardinian is, after Italian, the main language spoken on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It is considered the most conservative of the Romance languages in terms of phonology and is noted for its Paleosardinian substratum....
, strictly connected with southern dialects of
Corsican languageCorsican is a continuum of Romance languages spoken and written on the islands of Corsica and northern Sardinia , alongside French and Italian, which are the official languages. Corsu is the traditional native language of the Corsican people, and was long the sole language of the island, which...
.
There is an airport and port in Olbia. Industries including cork, granite, and food exist in Olbia and Tempio. There is tourism in the
Costa SmeraldaThe Costa Smeralda is a coastal area in northern Sardinia, 55 km long and covering more than 30 km², with enchanting beaches and a system of villages built according to an extremely detailed urban plan...
area and in La Maddalena island.