Scano di Montiferro

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official_name = Scano di Montiferro
name = Scano di Montiferro
region = Sardinia
province = Province of Oristano (OR)
elevation_m = 380
area_total_km2 = 60.5
population_as_of = Dec. 2004
population_total = 1690
population_density_km2 = 28
timezone = CET, UTC+1
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telephone = 0785
postalcode = 09078
gentilic = Scanesi
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website = [http://www.nuracale.it/ www.nuracale.it/]
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Scano di Montiferro is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 120 km northwest of Cagliari and about 35 km north of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,690 and an area of 60.5 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]

Scano di Montiferro borders the following municipalities: Borore, Cuglieri, Flussio, Macomer, Sagama, Santu Lussurgiu, Sennariolo, Sindia.

Demographic evolution

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1600 inhabitants, rise to the slopes of the Montiferru, in one of the healthiest zones of the island up to 380 ms. on the sea level, from which is a few kilometers away. Built on the crater of an ancient volcano on basaltic rocks. Its territory is spread on hills and picturesque valleys among which flow innumerable courses of water.The country is situated in a strategic point in full mountainous territory. The highest mountain is "Sa Pattada" (980 m), from which you can enjoy some boundless sights just 30 minutes of walking excursion. The the nearest beach is just 15 minutes driving.

Easy to reach from different points, is 18 km away from the intersection of Macomer of the national Road 131. From the top of the hills among which lies the village you can watch stupendous sunsets on the sea.

For the one who wants the coolness of the woods there is a stupendous pinewood in the periphery of the village, or just 4 km away the resort Sant Antioco for your pics nics, with natural sources in every corner.

For the ones keen on history, the territory of Scano offers different archaeological sites. The most important of which is the site Nuraghe Nuracale , a nuragic construction surrounded from four towers with another central one recently revalued for its importance, and object of international archaeological excavations. There are also present prenuragical necropolises called Domus de Janas (houses of the fairies) or Furrighesos, numerous "giants' graves" disseminated in the whole territory and a number among the highest in Sardinia of Nuragic constructions (around 50) a lot of which unfortunately in almost total downfall.

GASTRONOMY

It is rich of foods from the ancient tastes. The typical dish is the timballa de arrosu ", a timbale of rice with filled of meats and vegetables.

The cultivation of the olive trees and the grapevine offer a delicious oil and a very good wine. The bread and the sweets (amaretos, tiricas, pabassinos, bread of saba, is manufactured still with handicraft methods).

Among the cheeses it excels on all the "casizzolu of the montiferru", from the characteristic shape of pear, derived of the bovine milk and the "pilotu", the authentic cheese of Sardinian sheeps.

General Informations

Technical file

State: ItalyRegion: SardiniaProvince: OristanoLatitude: 40° 1382; 082;82; NLongitude: 8° 3582; 082;82; EAltitude: 380 mts on the sea level.Surface: 60,48 km²Inhabitants: 1.725Density: 28,52 abs. / km²Bordering municipalitys: Borore (NU), Cuglieri, Flussio (OR), Macomer (NU), Sagama, Santu Lussurgiu, Sennariolo(OR), Sindia (NU)Zip code: 09078 - Pref. tel: +39 0785ISTAT Code: 095051 - Inventory code: I503Name inhabitants: ScanesiSaint patron: St. Peter Apostle

Scano di Montiferro (in Sardinian Iscanu, in Spanish Escano) it is a municicpality of 1.725 inhabitants of the province of Oristano, located in Sardinia in the center-western region of the Montiferru.

Geography

The country is situated in proximity of the center-western coast of Sardinia (Italy), around 380 meters on the sea level. 50 km away from Oristano, 18 km from Macomer and 18 km from Bosa. The climate is damp moderate. The inhabited area is situated behind the hills of St. George, and Saint Cross and of the promontory of Iscrivu.

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Water's courses

Inside the inhabited area there are many fountains and sources as well as rivers:Riu MannuCanale Panne MancaRiu 'e SalighesRiu 'e TuvuRiu 'e TusioRioroFissulaMaramadauIn the town territory there are to remember the Sources of Sant'Antioco which gives the drinkable water to many countries of the district.

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Neighborhoods of the country

Carrel'e cresiaCarrel'e funtanaCarrel'e iscolaCarrel'e mesuCarrel'e puttuFridaFuntana 'ezzaIscala ruggiaLadaralzosMaramadauMontrigu 'e ReosPubaPuttu 'e cannasRioroSa SerraSaggioroSalighesSant'AnnaSantu GiolziSantu NigolaS'Iscala 'e sa CorteSu furragheSu samunadolzuTurreTusio

Churches

Urban churchesParish church of St. Pietro apostleChurch of the RosaryChurch of the purgative SoulsChurch of St. Nicolò

Rural churchesChurch of St. GeorgeChurch of Sant'AntiocoChurch of Santa BarbaraChurch of Saint CrossChurch of Saint VictoriaChurch of Pedras doladas

The urban churches

The parish church, devoted to Saint Peter Apostle , it rises on the ruins of a punic necropolis and on the foundations of a monastery. It was reconstructed at the end of 1700, almost entirely, subsequently to a fire. It guards interesting works of art among which the wooden and gilded statue of St. Peter in desk (XVII sec.) perhaps of stampacina school and two statues of Iberian-Neapolitan shop (XVIII sec.) devote to the Virgo of all the Saints. Very important is also the arcive with documents of the XVI century.

Saint Nicola , with façade in neoclassic style, it has entertained since 1600 the Arciconfraternity of Saint Cross, that presides every year the traditional ceremonies of the holy Week. There are kept a great painting representing the sepulchre of Christ, with scenes of the passion and a bifrontal painting of Emilio Scherer (end of IX century). The altar is decorated from Isidoro Delogu (beginning of XX century).

Saint Rosary , center of the homonym Brotherhood, guards the statues of Saint Sabina (XV sec.), the Madonna of the Rosary, presumable work of the master Lonis (XVIII century), and of the Madonna de Meeting of the artist Isidoro Delogu (first XX century).

The Brotherhood of the Souls has center in two churches, one adjacent the parish church and another greater, in the high part of the town. To their inside there are three ancient altarpieces representing the Purgatory.

The country churches

S. Antioco (XVII century), in the homonym tourist zone, where the Martyr is celebrated three times a year.

Santa Barbara , set among the rocks in a zone rich in nuraghi and domus de Janas, near the remains Punic-Roman of Su Lù.

Saint Cross and San George , set to watch over the town on the two hills that delimit the inhabited area.

Saint Victoria , downstream of the country, between the ruins of the Byzantine monastery of "Turre 'e Manigas.

Finally, a chapel, in proximity of the Giant's grave of Pedras Doladas , to memory the institution of the cult of the Virgo of all the Saints, patron of the town.

Nuraghis

AbbauddiAltòrioArbucchiBaddeonaBarisoneBeranulaBolaolaColumbalzosCunculaCuncula BCuradoresDonnighedduFuntana 'e CorbosLeariLobosLobos BMazzalaMazzaleddaMesueriosMuraduarcaNariNuracaleNurtadduOrosuPadraPattòlaPischinalesPorcosPrimidiuRitusSa ChessaSa CobelcadaSa figu ranchidaSagòlaSalàggioroSalamàttileSant'AlbaraSu adu 'e Santa SilbanaS'ArcaS'Arca BS' EnaS' ozzu 'e lavruSu CadalanuSulùTibuddariTripichiUràssalaNuragic village of Luzzanas

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History

The municipality of Scano was populated since prehistoric epoch as shown by the recoveries in its territory of Domus de Janas and Giant's graves the presence of numerous nuragic installations . In the middle ages the villa of Scano belonged to the curatoria of the Montiferru, in the Judged of Torres and subsequently, in 1259, with the death of the giudicessa Adelasia, the curatoria was attached to the Judged of Arborea. In 1410 the villa passed to the Aragones ones and in 1421 was englobed in the territories subjected to the Catalan noble Zatrillas, sir of the Montiferru. The feud, increased in a consistent way, it assumed first the title of County of Cuglieri and then that of Marchesato of Sietefuentes and therefore separated between Marchesia and Francesca Zatrillas that it maintained the title marchionale. Around halves the XVII century we still find the villa of Scano included in the territories of the Marchesato. Following the stories related to the murder of the viceroy Camarassa that saw involved the Marquise in the homicide of her husband, Agostino of Castelvì, the feud was forfeited by the Crown in 1669. In the years that followed the villa of Scano it was object of exchange in the manifold divisions and assignments of territories among families of noble feudal . In 1834 was assigned to the Quesadas to which was definitely ransomed in 1838. In 1821 was included in the Province of Cuglieri; in 1848, abolish the Provinces and founded the Communes, Scano was inclusive in the administrative division of Nuoro and, subsequently, with R.D. 3702/1859, in the Province of Cagliari, District of Oristano and District of Cuglieri. With the institution of the Province of Oristano, decreed with Law n. 306 of July 16th 1974, Scano Montiferro entered to belong to such Province. Under the institutional profile the municipality of Scano di Montiferro as all the rural municipalities of Sardinia, draw origin from the primitive forms of community self-government evolved in the form of the villa and subsequently controlled with R.E. September 25th 1771 with which the was founded community council. In 1848, following the fusion of the Kingdom of Sardinia with the States of the dry land, the representative subject of the communities was framed in the arrangement of the local institutions as Town Hall, moral corporate body with established autonomous administration for law.

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The origins of the name

According to the researcher Giovanni Spano, the name of the place would derive from the Phoenician scan (inhabited place). In base to the searches of Pietro Lutzu (San Vero Milis 1859 - Scano Montiferro 1935), others would connect its origins to the Latin scamnum (stool), with cross-reference to the tradition according to which, in the territory of the country, the Christians were killed hanging them with a rope to the neck, leaned on a bench that was removed in the moment of the execution. The linguist Massimo Pittau draws the origins of the name by "terrinu escanu": a rich territory of bait (the arboreal mushroom Polyporus fomentarius) to light on the fire. Other interpretations, less notes and less accredited in comparison to that of the Spano, make reference to the Latin scamna (Roman unity survey of rectangular form). The denomination of Montiferro, in reference to the massive volcanic that dominates the territory, the native name was applied with Regal Decree n. 825 of September 14th 1862. With the formation of the Kingdom of Italy in fact, was wanted to distinguish Scano from the homonym lombardic village, denominated Scano al Brembo now englobed in the town of Valbrembo.

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Festivity

St. Peter apostle (patron): 29 JuneBlessed Virgo Queen of All the Saints: 11 SeptemberSant'Antioco doctor, martyr sulcitan: second Monday later Easter, second Monday later 15th of AugustAll town's festival: every 4 years in August. The next will be in 2008

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Traditions

The traditions of Scano are maintained alive from the history of the country, from its geographical position and from the honor of its inhabitants. Scano introduces the type of song "a cuncordu", typical of the area Montiferru-Planargia. Su cuncordu it accompanies the rites of the Holy Week with the songs of Miserere and the Stabat Mater. Besides it possesses in its repertoire su traju, sos muttos, sa oghe rea, su ballu tundu and su ballu cantigu. The tradition of the dance is still very alive. The dances of Scano are: su ballu tundu, sa dansa, su ballu cantigu, su ballittu and su dillaru. Among the performers of organetto of Scano we remember Salbadore Rosa (Ti Mericanu), that following to his father in this role has singly characterized the dance of Scano.

References

More infos on www.scanomontiferro.it (translation by S.Piras)

External links

* [http://www.nuracale.it/ www.nuracale.it/]
* [http://www.scanomontiferro.it/ www.scanomontiferro.it/]