Orotelli () is a ''

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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

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region

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, located about north of

Cagliari Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...

and about west of

Nuoro Nuoro ( ; ) is a city and (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of Mount Ortobene. It is the capital of the province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,347 (2011), it is the sixth-largest city in Sardinia. Its ...

. Orotelli borders the following municipalities:

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Bottidda Bottidda () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southeast of Sassari. Bottidda borders the following municipalities: Bono, Bonorva, Burgos Burgos ...

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Oniferi Oniferi () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southwest of Nuoro. Oniferi borders the following municipalities: Benetutti, Bono, Italy, Bono, ...

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History

Human presence in the area is testified as early as the

Nuragic The nuraghe, or nurhag, is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, Italy, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 BC. Today it has come to be the symbol of Sardinia and its distinctive culture known a ...

period. In the Middle Ages it was part of the

Giudicato of Torres The Judicate of Logudoro or Torres ( or ''Torres'', ''Rennu de Logudoro'' or ''Logu de Torres'') was one of the four kingdoms or ''iudicati'' into which Sardinia was divided during the Middle Ages. It occupied the northwest part of the island fr ...

and then of that of Arborea, until falling to the Aragonese.

Main sights

*Parish church of San Giovanni Battista (1116), originally in Romanesque style. It has a 14th-century bell tower with a bas-relief decoration including figures and arcane symbols. *Several

nuraghe The nuraghe, or nurhag, is the main type of ancient megalithic Building, edifice found in Sardinia, Italy, developed during the History of Sardinia#Nuragic period, Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 BC. Today it has come to be the symbol of ...

s and

Giants' grave Giants' grave (; or ) is the name given by Sardinians, local people and archaeologists to a type of Sardinian megalithic gallery grave built during the Bronze Age by the Nuragic civilization. They were collective tombs and can be found throughou ...

References

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