Nuxis

Nuxis
Comune
Comune di Nuxis
Panorama from Narcao
Location of Nuxis
Nuxis Location of Nuxis in Sardinia Nuxis Nuxis (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°9′N 8°44′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	South Sardinia
Government
• Mayor	Piero Andrea Deias
Area
• Total	61.59 km2 (23.78 sq mi)
Elevation	196 m (643 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)
• Total	1,559
• Density	25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Demonym	Nusciai
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09010
Dialing code	0781
Website	Official website

Nuxis (Sardinian: [ˈnuʒizi], Italian: [ˈnuːʒis]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Cagliari and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Carbonia.

Nuxis borders the following municipalities: Assemini, Narcao, Santadi, Siliqua, Villaperuccio.

History

The village was founded around the year 1000 AD, though there is archaeological evidence of a nuragic settlement, and grew out of a farm settlement. Nuxis' pastoral settlement was aided by the presence of Benedictine monks in nearby Narcao and Flumentepido.

Main sights

The small church, of area less than 100 square metres (1,100 sq ft), of Sant'Elia di Tattinu, located approximately 250 metres (820 ft) south of the village is an example of Byzantine architecture in Sardinia.