Portoscuso (Portescusi in

Sardinian language Sardinian or Sard ( , or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language spoken by the Sardinians on the Western Mediterranean island of Sardinia. Many Romance linguists consider it the language that is closest to Latin among all its genealogica ...

) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

Province of South Sardinia The Province of South Sardinia ( it, provincia del Sud Sardegna; sc, provìntzia de Sud Sardigna) is an Italian province of Sardinia instituted on 4 February 2016. It includes the suppressed provinces of Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Carbonia- ...

in the

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region

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, located about west of

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...

and about northwest of Carbonia. The languages used here are

and

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. Portoscuso borders the following municipalities: Carbonia,

Gonnesa Gonnesa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about west of Cagliari and about northwest of Carbonia, in the Iglesiente subregion. The town was refounded in the late 18th centu ...

, and

San Giovanni Suergiu San Giovanni Suergiu, Santu Giuanni de Suergiu in sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about west of Cagliari and about south of Carbonia. San Giovanni S ...

History

Although human presence in this territory dates back to prehistoric times, the town originated in the 17th century from a hamlet inhabited by

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and

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fishermen. Its name came from the

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''Puerto Escos'' (hidden port). It became a ''

'' in 1853. Notable sights include the Spanish Tower (16th century), the church of Madonna d'Itria (17th century) and the Arsenal, known as ''Su Pranu'' (17th century). The town is extremely proud of its famous tuna

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, and is restoring the original buildings.

Economy

At Portoscuso, there is Sulcis Power Station, the largest power station of Sardinia, whose chimney is the tallest man-made structure on Sardinia.

Gallery

Portoscuso, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy - panoramio.jpg, View from the sea File:Su_Pranu 2.jpg, Su Pranu File:Portopaglietto Portoscuso.jpg, Portopaglietto File:Portoscuso-PuntaSAliga01.jpg, Punta S'Aliga File:Portoscuso faro, Portovesme CI, Sardinia, Italy - panoramio.jpg, The

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File:Caletta_Portoscuso.jpg, Sa Caletta

References

External links

Official website

Tuttitalia
Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub

History

Economy

Gallery

See also

References

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