Nuxis (, ) is a (municipality) in the
Province of South Sardinia
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in the
Italian
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region
Sardinia
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, located about west of
Cagliari
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and about east of
Carbonia.
Nuxis borders the following municipalities:
Assemini
Assemini (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari in the plain of the Cixerri, Flumini Mannu and Sa Nuxedda rivers. It has 25,577 inhabitant ...
,
Narcao,
Santadi
Santadi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about southwest of Cagliari and about southeast of Carbonia, Italy, Carbonia.
Santadi borders the following municipalities: A ...
,
Siliqua
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,
Villaperuccio
Villaperuccio (Sa Baronia in Sardinian) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about southwest of Cagliari and about southeast of Carbonia, in the lower Sulcis.
Villaperuccio bo ...
.
History
The village was founded around the year 1000 AD, though there is archaeological evidence of a
nuragic
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settlement, and grew out of a farm settlement. Nuxis' pastoral settlement was aided by the presence of
Benedictine
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monks in nearby
Narcao and
Flumentepido.
[S. Colomo, "Practical Guide to Sardinia", AFS 1993.]
Main sights
The small church, of area less than , of Sant'Elia di Tattinu, located approximately south of the village is an example of
Byzantine architecture
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in Sardinia.
References
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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