Tratalias
Comune in Sardinia, Italy
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Tratalias is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the Island of Sardinia, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Cagliari and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Carbonia.
Tratalias | |
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| Comune di Tratalias | |
Cathedral of Santa Maria di Monserrato | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Tratalias Location of Tratalias in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 39°6′N 8°35′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Sulcis Iglesiente |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emanuele Pes |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.0 km2 (12.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,081 |
| • Density | 34.9/km2 (90.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09010 |
| Dialing code | 0781 |
| Website | Official website |
Tratalias borders the following municipalities: Carbonia, Giba, Perdaxius, Piscinas, San Giovanni Suergiu, Villaperuccio. The former cathedral of Santa Maria di Monserrato is an example of Sardinian Romanesque architecture. Built in 1213–82, it has a façade with two rows of Lombard bands and a rose window. The interior has a rectangular plan with a nave and two aisles, and a semicircular apse.
