Bitti () is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Nuoro
The province of Nuoro (; ) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Nuoro.
It has an area of , and, , a total population of 210,972. The province is divided into 74 ''comuni'' (: ''comune''), t ...
in the
Italian
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region of
Sardinia
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. It is located about north of
Cagliari
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and about north of
Nuoro
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. Bitti borders the municipalities of
Alà dei Sardi,
Buddusò,
Lodè,
Lula,
Nule,
Onanì,
Orune,
Osidda, and
Padru.
History
The commune takes its name from the
Sardinian language
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The original character of the Sardinian language among the Romance idioms has long been know ...
term ''bitta'' for female deer. There had been evidence of a pre-historic
Nuragic civilization
The Nuragic civilization, also known as the Nuragic culture, formed in the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, Italy in the Bronze Age. According to the traditional theory put forward by Giovanni Lilliu in 1966, it developed after multiple migr ...
settlement on the land where Bitti is located. This came from a series of granite huts and temples that extended up to a plateau in the nearby forest. There was evidence that it was already existing in
Roman
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times. The name of Bitti came from a 2nd-3rd century AD settlement.
it is mentioned in 1170 as ''Bitthe''. Bitti was a provincial capital of the
Giudicato of Gallura and, from the 14th century, was part of the
Giudicato of Torres. It was later included in the marquisate of
Orani. The modern village was constructed and developed around the
Roman Catholic Church
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of St George's.
In 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
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The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Italy on 31 January 2 ...
, the Bitti residents regularly cleaned their streets and decorated them with flowers, which was promoted by the municipal government to create a sense of community. In 2024, Bitti gained international attention due to the priest of St George's conducting Mass and giving sermons in the local bars with beer after. This was done to alleviate waning church attendance and to get Christian worship open in the community.
Main sights
*
Su Romanzesu nuragic archaeological complex
*Church of ''Santu Jorgi'' (St. George)
See also
*
Tenores di Bitti, a folk music group from the ''comune''
References
External links
Official website
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Cities and towns in Sardinia