Nuoro
Nuoro
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| Comune di Nuoro | |
View of Nuoro | |
Location of Nuoro | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′N 09°20′E / 40.317°N 9.333°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Nuoro (NU) |
| Frazioni | Lollove |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emiliano Fenu (M5S) |
| Area | |
• Total | 192.27 km2 (74.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2012) | |
• Total | 36,347 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08100 |
| Dialing code | 0784 |
| Patron saint | Santa Maria della Neve |
| Saint day | 5 August |
| Website | Official website |
Nuoro (Italian pronunciation: [ˈnuːoro] ⓘ or less correctly [ˈnwɔːro]; Sardinian: Nùgoro [ˈnuɣɔɾɔ]) is a city and comune (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of Mount Ortobene. It is the capital of the province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,347 (2011), it is the sixth-largest city in Sardinia. Its frazione (borough) of Lollove is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Birthplace of several renowned artists, including writers, poets, painters, sculptors, Nuoro hosts some of the most important museums in Sardinia. It is considered an important cultural center of the region and it has been referred to as the "Sardinian Athens". Nuoro is the hometown of Grazia Deledda, the only Italian woman to win (1926) the Nobel Prize in Literature.