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Arborea
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Arborea
(born with the name Mussolinia after the italian fascist
dictator) is a a piece of Veneto in Sardinia, a small town
in the Oristano municipality surrounded by numerous farms
and alleys, eucalyptuses, poplars and pine trees.
The
village has a population of 3.927 inhabitants (Arborensi)
and a surface of 115,5 square kilometers with a density of
34 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises around 5
meters above the sea level.
The
area was considered a marshy area until early 1919 when it
was drained thanks to agricultural and urban reforms during
the Italian Fascist period (when it was called Mussolinia)
and in 1937 about 3000 hectares of land have been redeemed
from the agricultural and zootechnical products. The
terrains, only a few meters above the level of the nearby
sea, are flat and highly productive and the climate is warm
and uniform, while water is in relatively good supply. All
of those elements have encouraged the development of market
gardening and fruit production--especially citrus crops,
strawberries, peaches, pears, melons and watermelons--which
represent together with bovine breeding the area's primary
source of income.
Today
Arborea is a nice and beautiful village often referred as a
flourishing oasis rationally organized as a blooming
agricultural area unique in Sardinia: the landscape shows
cultivated fields in succession, flanked by trees, modern
stables and canals and its architectural environment
(historical villas and Palazzi,
colourful
gardens, and new modern urban areas) proudly is considered
as the sole inimitable example in Sardinia although has
influenced since most of the other centers all around the
Oristano province.
The
name Arborea comes from the original name of the now
Oristano Municipality. For instance, between the X and XIV
century Sardinia was divided in four small states inherited
from the Byzantine jurisdiction. Each state was called
Giudicato (managed by a Judge), a sort of governor and
prince. The Giudicato of Arborea existed until the
Aragonians arrived in 1417 submitting the whole area to
Oristano Marquesses and Lords of Goceano.
To the tourist Arborea represents
a relaxing
countryside and sea by holiday, within small and
characteristic "agriturismo", typical bed&breakfast Locande,
and a luxury hotel famous for its horse riding circuit. In
addition, Arborea, being situated in the middle of Sardinia
west coast, offers an excellent base location toward other
main tourist location in Sardinia.
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