Ghilarza
Ghilarza
Ilartzi | |
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| Comune di Ghilarza | |
Panorama | |
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Coat of arms | |
Ghilarza Location of Ghilarza in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°7′N 8°50′E / 40.117°N 8.833°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Oristano (OR) |
| Frazioni | Zuri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alessandro Marco Defrassu |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.46 km2 (21.41 sq mi) |
| Population (31 August 2017) | |
• Total | 4,464 |
| • Density | 80.49/km2 (208.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ghilarzesi Ilartzesos |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09074 |
| Dialing code | 0785 |
| Patron saint | St. Macarius |
| Saint day | 19 January |
| Website | Official website |
Ghilarza (Sardinian: Ilàrtzi) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Oristano.
Antonio Gramsci, political philosopher and founder of the Italian Communist Party, lived with his family in Ghilarza from about 1897 to 1908.
The ancestors of the American astronaut Wally Schirra were native of Ghilarza, before migrating to Switzerland and then to USA.
The town's sights include the 13th century Romanesque church of San Palmerio, in white-black trachite, and the 15th century Aragonese Tower.