Villasimius (Italian: [villasiˈmiːus]; Sardinian: Crabonaxa [kɾaβɔˈnaʒa]), is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Cagliari.

Villasimius
Crabonaxa (Sardinian)
Comune di Villasimius
Coat of arms of Villasimius
Location of Villasimius
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Villasimius is located in Italy
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Location of Villasimius in Sardinia
Villasimius is located in Sardinia
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Villasimius
Villasimius (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°08′N 09°31′E / 39.133°N 9.517°E / 39.133; 9.517
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSouth Sardinia
Government
 • MayorGianluca Dessì
Area
 • Total58.2 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2017)[1]
 • Total3,710
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
DemonymVillasimiesi
Time zoneUTC 1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code
09049
Dialing code070
Patron saintSaint Raphael
Saint day24 October
WebsiteOfficial website

History

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Due to its strategically important site, Villasimius' territory was inhabited since prehistoric times, as testified by nuraghe (19th–6th centuries BC), Phoenician-Carthaginian (7th–2nd centuries BC) and Roman (3rd century BC – 6th century AD) remains.

During the giudicati (Sardinian kingdoms), Aragonese and Spanish reigns, the territory suffered numerous pirate raids and became increasingly depopulated. The village name was, at least from the 13th century, Carbonara; this was repopulated from the early 19th century when it was under the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont, becoming a comune in 1838. Villasimius' economy was traditionally based on agriculture and shepherding and, from 1875 to the extraction of granite. Its tourism industry began in the late 1960s and is now Villasimius' main economic activity.

In 1998 the Capo Carbonara National Marine Park was created. It encompasses all the waters surrounding the headlands in the eastern Gulf of Cagliari, from Villasimius' western border with Solanas, to its northern border with Castiadas.

Main sights

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Beaches

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The area's most important beaches [1] are Cala Burroni, Cala Caterina, Campus, Piscadeddus, Porto Giunco, Porto Sa Ruxi, Punta Molentis, Simius, Spiaggia del Riso, Timi Ama.

 
Villasimius beach

References

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  1. ^ "Istat official population estimates". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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