Pattada ( Sardinian: ''Patàda'', ''Pathàda'') is a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Sassari The province of Sassari (; ; ; ; ) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital was the city of Sassari. On 1 April 2025, the province was suppressed in favor of the new Metropolitan City of Sassari, which corres ...

in the

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region of

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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 southeast of

Sassari Sassari ( ; ; ; ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 120,497 inhabitants as of 2025, and a functional urban area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, it contains ...

. Pattada is known for the production of Sardinian knives, called '' resolzas''. There are numerous knife shops where local artisans produce these blades by hand. The resolza is a folding blade pocket knife. Other knives include fixed blade types used by shepherds. Most knives built in Pattada have handles made of ram horn. Fogarizzu knifemaker

Some local luthiers gained a reputation for their products, mostly violins. Many Pattadese are engaged in the production of

Pecorino Sardo ''Pecorino sardo'' (; ) is a firm cheese from Sardinia made from sheep milk, specifically from the milk of the local Sarda sheep. It was awarded '' denominazione d'origine'' (DO) status in 1991 and granted protected designation of origin (PDO ...

cheese; the surrounding countryside is largely pasture. Ewes are raised for their milk, which is made into cheese at the local co-operative. Pattada borders the following municipalities:

Benetutti Benetutti () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southeast of Sassari. Several prehistorical archaeological remains have been discovered in its coun ...

Buddusò Buddusò (Gallurese: ''Buddusò'', ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southwest of Olbia Olbia (, ; ; ) is a city and communes of Italy, commu ...

, Bultei, Nughedu San Nicolò, Nule,

Oschiri Oschiri (Gallurese language, Gallurese: ''Óscari'', ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and former bishopric in the Province of Sassari in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southwest of Olbia. As of 31 ...

, Osidda,

Ozieri Ozieri () is a ''comune'' (municipality) of approximatively 11,000 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, in the Italian region of Sardinia, in the Logudoro historical region. Its cathedral of the Immacolata is the episcopal see of the Roman C ...

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