Villaurbana
Welcome to Villaurbana!
Hello everyone! Today, I present to you Villaurbana, a municipality in the province of Oristano in Sardinia, where I live with my 1505 neighbors. Our village is located on the border between the historical subregions of Campidano di Oristano and Marmilla.
Let's discover our physical geography
Our territory is characterized by Monte Arci, which rises to the east of Oristano, only 20 km from here. It is a beautiful mountainous area where, according to local legends, someone spent their old age and built their castle.
Origin of our name
The name, "Biddobràna" in Sardinian language, derives from Latin ''Villa Urbis'', meaning "villa of the city". You don't have to be a scholar to understand that the name of our town goes back to the Roman era.
Our history
Villaurbana, like many other towns in Sardinia, has a thousand-year history. The area was inhabited already in the Nuragic period and then in the Roman one: this is evidenced by a road that is found in the countryside on the border with Usellus and Mogorella.
There is then certain information about our existence from the second half of the fourteenth century when Eleonora d'Arborea concluded peace with the King of Aragon (1395) and was among the towns that elected those who had to "swear peace and sign the treaty".
Under the rule of the Aragonese, the town of Villaurbana was part of the fiefs of the Carroz family. But in 1720 Sardinia was assigned with royal title to the Casa Savoia and in 1767 King Carlo Emanuele III included Villaurbana in the marquisate of Arçais for the Flores Nurra, who remained there until the abolition of the fiefs (1839), when it was redeemed to become a municipality administered by a mayor and a municipal council.
Our symbols
Our coat of arms and flag were granted by Decree of the President of the Republic on July 28, 2005. A bunch of seven ears of wheat and an olive tree are depicted as a testimony to the village’s connection with the land and its products: bread and oil. In the lower part is the stylization of the knight Crispo (disciple of Paul), venerated by the community, and a symbol of the San Crispo river that crosses the municipal territory. Our flag is a beautiful yellow cloth.
Places of interest
Villaurbana is a true paradise for those who love Nuragic history and culture. In fact, there are forty Nuraghes and some Tombs of the Giants in our territory, including the Tomb of the Giants of Craddaxius, the Nuraghe Bau Mendula and the Nuraghe Bidella.
Among the most important places of worship, I highlight the Church of Santa Margherita and the Church of San Crispo.
Our society
Our municipality has seen a steady increase in population, from 1010 inhabitants in 1854 to 1505 inhabitants in 2021. The variant of the Sardinian language spoken in Villaurbana is Campidanese Sardinian.
Administration
Our municipality is administered by a mayor and a municipal council.
Notes, Bibliography and Related Entries
If you wish to deepen our history and places of interest, I recommend reading the works of Casalis and A.M. Sanna, two authors who have been able to tell Villaurbana impeccably.
Official website and National Association of Bread Cities
Finally, to get more information about us, I invite you to visit our official website and to be interested in the National Association of Bread Cities, of which we are a part.
Thank you for visiting our small town, and I hope that you will soon come and discover our beauties in person!
