Cossoine
Comune in Sardinia, Italy
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Cossoine is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) north of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Sassari.
Cossoine | |
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| Comune di Cossoine | |
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  Cossoine Location of Cossoine in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′N 8°43′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Metropolitan city | Sassari (SS) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sabrina Sassu |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.17 km2 (14.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 847 |
| • Density | 22.2/km2 (57.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cossoinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07010 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Website | Official website |
Cossoine borders the following municipalities: Bonorva, Cheremule, Giave, Mara, Padria, Pozzomaggiore, Romana, Semestene, Thiesi.
Sights include the churches of Santa Maria Iscalas, an example of Byzantine architecture (6th-11th centuries), and Santa Chiara, in Romanesque-Gothic-Aragonese style (16th century).
