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Triei

Coordinates: 40°2′N 9°38′E / 40.033°N 9.633°E / 40.033; 9.633
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Triei
Comune di Triei
Panorama of Triei
Panorama of Triei
Coat of arms of Triei
Location of Triei
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Triei is located in Italy
Triei
Triei
Location of Triei in Sardinia
Triei is located in Sardinia
Triei
Triei
Triei (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 40°2′N 9°38′E / 40.033°N 9.633°E / 40.033; 9.633
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceNuoro (NU)
FrazioniArdali
Area
 • Total28.5 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2004)[1]
 • Total1,148
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
08040
Dialing code0782
Patron saintSts. Cosmas and Damian

Triei is a comune (municipality) of about 1,000 inhabitants in the province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Cagliari and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Tortolì.

Triei borders the following municipalities: Baunei, Lotzorai, Talana, Urzulei.

History

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The name "Triei" appears for the first time in a 1316 document, when it was part of the Giudicato of Cagliari. Later it was part of the Giudicato of Gallura, and then was under Pisa, the Aragonese (1323), Spain (1479), Austria (1708) and Piedmont (1720).

In the Osono plateau existed once the village of Osono, known in 1217.

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Demographic evolution

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References

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  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.