Monti, Sardinia

Monti Monte
Comune
Comune di Monti
View of Monti
Monti Location of Monti in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°48′N9°20′E / 40.800°N 9.333°E / 40.800; 9.333
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Gallura North-East Sardinia
Frazioni	Su Canale, Sos Rueddos, Chirialza
Government
• Mayor	Giovanni Maria Raspitzuelected: 2005-05-10 party list: "Insieme per Monti"
Area
• Total	123.69 km^2 (47.76 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (980 ft)
Population  (31 December 2005)[1]
• Total	2,521
• Density	20.38/km^2 (52.79/sq mi)
Demonym	Montini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07020
Dialing code	0789
Website	Official website

Monti (Gallurese: Mònti; Sardinian: Monte) is a comune and small town of Gallura, northern Sardinia, Italy, in the Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia. The town is surrounded by the cork oak forests and vineyards which form the twin bases of its economy. The vermentino grape, once known as "arratelau", has been cultivated here since the 14th century. In 1996 its Vermentino di Gallura wine was awarded DOCG status.

Monti borders on the following communes:

• Alà dei Sardi
• Berchidda
• Calangianus
• Loiri Porto San Paolo
• Olbia
• Telti
• Su Canale [1]Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine

Noted Person

• Elvira Curci (1900–1984) - actress: known for: The Case Against Mrs. Ames; Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond,('Earthquake', 1959)

References

• http://www.comunas.it/monti/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20060814213501/http://www.comune.monti.ss.it/utente/index.asp
• http://demo.istat.it/
• http://www.comuni-italiani.it/090/041/

1. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.