Trexenta (), sometimes known as Tregenta (), is a traditional subregion of

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

, located in the northern part of the

province of South Sardinia The province of South Sardinia (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy, instituted on 4 February 2016. It includes the suppressed provinces of Province of Carbonia-Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias and ...

. It encompasses an area of c. 400 km², including 13 municipalities.

Overview

The terrain is mostly hilly in the eastern part, becoming more plain southwards. Economy is mostly based on agriculture, with the cultivation of cereals, olives and vines. In the Middle Ages it was part of the

Judicate of Cagliari The Judicate of Cagliari (, ) was one of the four kingdoms or judicates (''iudicati'', literally "judgeship") into which Sardinia was divided during the Middle Ages. The Judicate of Cagliari occupied the entire southern portion of the island and ...

References

Geography of Sardinia Province of South Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub