Monti, Sardinia

Monti Monte
Comune
Comune di Monti
Panorama
Location of Monti
Monti Location of Monti in Sardinia Monti Monti (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 40°48′N 9°20′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari (SS)
Frazioni	Su Canale, Sos Rueddos, Chirialza
Government
• Mayor	Giovanni Maria Raspitzu elected: 2005-05-10 party list: "Insieme per Monti"
Area
• Total	123.69 km2 (47.76 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (31 December 2005)
• Total	2,521
• Density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Demonym	Montini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07020
Website	Official website

Monti (Gallurese: Mònti, Sardinian: Monte) is a comune and small town of Gallura, northern Sardinia, Italy, in the province of Sassari. The town is surrounded by the cork oak forests and vineyards which form the twin bases of its economy. The vermentino grape, once known as "arratelau", has been cultivated here since the 14th century. In 1996 its Vermentino di Gallura wine was awarded DOCG status.

Monti borders on the following communes:

• Alà dei Sardi
• Berchidda
• Calangianus
• Loiri Porto San Paolo
• Olbia
• Telti
• Su Canale [1] Archived 2011-05-31 at the Wayback Machine

Noted Person

• Elvira Curci (1900–1984) - actress: known for: The Case Against Mrs. Ames; Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond,('Earthquake', 1959)

References

• http://www.comunas.it/monti/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20060814213501/http://www.comune.monti.ss.it/utente/index.asp
• http://demo.istat.it/
• http://www.comuni-italiani.it/090/041/