Siligo

Siligo
Comune
Comune di Siligo
Coat of arms
Location of Siligo
Siligo Location of Siligo in Sardinia Siligo Siligo (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 40°35′N 8°44′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari (SS)
Government
• Mayor	Giovanni Porcheddu
Area
• Total	43.45 km2 (16.78 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population  (30 June 2020)Istat
• Total	826
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Demonym	Silighesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07040
Dialing code	079
Patron saint	St. Victoria
Saint day	23 December
Website	Official website

Siligo is a comune (municipality) in the region of Logudoro - Meilogu in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Sassari.

Children in traditional costume from Siligo.

The mesas of Monte Santo and Monte Pelau.

Siligo borders the following municipalities: Ardara, Banari, Bessude, Bonnanaro, Codrongianos, Florinas, Mores, Ploaghe.

Main sights

• Archeological site of Monte sant'Antoni: a prehistoric Federal Nuragic Sanctuary
• Mesumundu Archaeological Park: an old Roman area and medieval
• Church of Nostra Segnora de Mesumundu, built in the Byzantine age (6th century AD) upon the ruins of a Roman baths (2nd century AD). The church was modified after 1065 by the Benedictine monks of Montecassino.
• Church of Santi Elia ed Enoch: built on the top of the Monte Santo and modified by Benedictine monks after 1065.

People

• Gavino Contini (1855-1915), poet
• Rita Livesi, (1915), actress
• Efisio Arru, (1927-2000), scientist
• Maria Carta (1934-1994), folk singer and actress
• Gavino Ledda, author of an autobiographical work Padre padrone (1975)