Barbagia
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 A view of the mountains around Nuoro, the main urban center in Barbagia | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Punta La Marmora/Perdas Carpías |
| Elevation | 1,834 m (6,017 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 1,300.37 km2 (502.08 sq mi) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | |
| Geography | |
 Localisation of the ancient region of Barbaria (in blue) in relation to the Roman-controlled areas (in yellow)
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| Country | Italy |
Barbagia (Italian: Ogliastra and located alongside the Gennargentu massif.[1]
The name comes from
Barbary
.
The
Sardinians, many of whose revolts came from this area, were also mocked by the ancient Romans
with the pejorative term latrones mastrucati 'thieves wearing rough woolen garments'.
In 594, Pope
Gregory the Great wrote a letter to Hospito
, a Christian whom he calls the "leader of the Barbaricini" (dux barbaricinorum). Hospito apparently permitted the evangelisation of pagan Barbagia by Christian missionaries.
The area is usually divided into five Barbagias: the Barbagia of
Ogliastra
was once referred to. The latter two are named after a sub-region, and the others after their main villages.
The area is full of hard hills and mountains, and there is little human presence. Barbagia is one of the least populated areas in Europe, which has allowed Barbagia to preserve better the island's cultural and natural treasures. According to a thesis by the archaeologist
Campidanese, is still spoken on an everyday basis, while the rest of the island has already mostly undergone thorough Italianization and language shift
to Italian.
One of the most important villages is
Cannonau grapes). Another well known town is Fonni
, the highest town in Sardinia at more than 1,000 meters above sea level. Fonni is also the gateway to the Gennargentu mountain system.
The economy consists of agriculture, sheep breeding, art and tradition related business, tourism and light industry.
See also
References
- ISBN 978-94-012-1001-0.
- ^ Lilliu, Giovanni. Antonello Mattone (ed.). La Costante Resistenziale sarda (PDF). Ilisso. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-24.
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