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Bitti

Coordinates: 40°28′30″N 9°22′54″E / 40.47500°N 9.38167°E / 40.47500; 9.38167
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Bitti
Bitzi
Comune di Bitti
Coat of arms of Bitti
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Bitti is located in Italy
Bitti
Bitti
Location of Bitti in Sardinia
Bitti is located in Sardinia
Bitti
Bitti
Bitti (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 40°28′30″N 9°22′54″E / 40.47500°N 9.38167°E / 40.47500; 9.38167
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceNuoro (NU)
Government
 • MayorGiuseppe Ciccolini
Area
 • Total
216.2 km2 (83.5 sq mi)
Elevation
549 m (1,801 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2017)[2]
 • Total
2,823
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
DemonymBittesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
08021
Dialing code0784
Patron saintSt. George
Saint dayApril 23
WebsiteOfficial website

Bitti (Sardinian: Bitzi) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region of Sardinia. It is located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) north of Cagliari and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Nuoro. Bitti borders the municipalities of Alà dei Sardi, Buddusò, Lodè, Lula, Nule, Onanì, Orune, Osidda, and Padru.[3]

History

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The commune takes its name from the Sardinian language term bitta for female deer. There had been evidence of a pre-historic Nuragic civilization settlement on the land where Bitti is located. This came from a series of granite huts and temples that extended 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) up to a plateau in the nearby forest. There was evidence that it was already existing in Roman times. The name of Bitti came from a 2nd-3rd century AD settlement.[4] 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.[5] It was later included in the marquisate of Orani. The modern village was constructed and developed around the Roman Catholic Church of St George's.[4]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, 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.[6] 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.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Nuoro Provincia mappa" (in Italian). Idealista. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "Bitti". Monumenti Aperti. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. ^ "The Nuragic culture in Barbagia by Silvia Moggia - Bitti, Italy | Kiss From The World®". www.kissfromtheworld.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Grande successo, a Bitti, per il progetto di recupero e pulizia dei rioni". Sargania Rioggi Domani (in Italian). 18 June 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  7. ^ McKenna, Josephine (14 April 2024). "Italian priest starts preaching in bars after church attendance wanes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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