๐ฎ๐น Castelsardo (Castheddu; Casteddu Sardu) is a town and comune in Sardinia, Italy, located in the north-west of the island within the Province of Sassari, at the east end of the Gulf of Asinara. It is a member of the I Borghi piรน belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy") association.
History Archaeological excavations have showed the human presence in the area of Castelsardo since pre-Nuragic and Nuragic times, as well as during the Roman domination in Sardinia.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the monastery of Nostra Signora di Tergu was founded nearby, but the current town originates from the castle built here, in 1102 (or 1270), by the Doria family of Genoa. The castle and the village which gradually formed round it where the seat of the Doria's fiefdom in the island called Castel Doria or Castelgenovese, until it was conquered by the Aragonese in the 15th century (1448), and named Castillo Aragonรฉs (Castel Aragonese). Except for the Maddalena archipelago, it was the last city in the island to join the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Castelsardo, was part of the Savoy's Kingdom of Sardinia, obtained by will of King Charles Emmanuel III.
Tourist Industry โข Elephant's Rock, one of the symbols of Sardinia โข Megalithic walls, from pre-Nuragic times โข Nuraghe Paddaju and others โข Doria Castle (1102) โข Co-Cathedral, entitled to St. Anthony the Abbot. The crypts house the Museum "Maestro di Castelsardo"; โข Church of St. Mary, with a wooden Black Christ โข Doria Palace โข La Loggia Palace, town hall since 1111 โข Palace of Eleonora of Arborea โข Sea walls.
๐บ๐ธ Grand Island 40.921
๐ฎ๐น Giugliano in Campania 40.929
๐ต๐น Santa Maria da Feira 40.933
๐บ๐ธ New Rochelle 40.949
๐บ๐ธ Bellefonte 40.9
๐ฉ๐ช Bad Salzuflen 8.733
๐ฉ๐ช Bad Vilbel 8.733
๐ฉ๐ช Marburg-Biedenkopf 8.738
๐จ๐ญ Freienbach 8.75
๐ฉ๐ช Offenbach am Main 8.766
๐จ๐ญ Winterthur 8.717
๐ฉ๐ช Heidelberg 8.708
๐ฉ๐ช Nordend (Frankfurt am Main) 8.683
๐ฉ๐ช Frankfurt am Main 8.667
Locations Near: Castelsardo 8.71667,40.9167
๐ฎ๐น Sassari 8.554,40.727 d: 25.2
๐ฎ๐น Olbia 9.5,40.917 d: 65.8
๐ซ๐ท Ajaccio 8.737,41.919 d: 111.4
๐ฎ๐น Oristano 8.596,39.905 d: 112.9
๐ฎ๐น Iglesias 8.534,39.313 d: 179
๐ฎ๐น Cagliari 9.111,39.215 d: 192.2
๐ฎ๐น Carbonia 8.521,39.174 d: 194.5
๐ฎ๐น Grosseto 11.1,42.767 d: 285.1
Antipodal to: Castelsardo -171.283,-40.917
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17784.5
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 17052.6
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 17003.1
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16688.5
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13067.5
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12992
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12979.8
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12974.4