Revision as of 07:30, 12 July 2024 edit Unknown Temptation (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 9,762 edits →‎Twin towns: Have your autonomous flags, but don't commit irredentism. Balearics and Valencia aren't legally Catalonia, nor do most of their people want to be. Yes they speak the language, but Vienna isn't Germany and Montreal isn't France Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit ← Previous edit		Revision as of 15:18, 13 July 2024 edit undo Unknown Temptation (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 9,762 edits saying it is in an "insular province" is bizarre when you can just say it's on an island Next edit →
Line 1: {{short description\|City in ~~the~~Sardinia, ~~Italian insular province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia~~Italy}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox Italian comune Line 39: }} '''Alghero''' ({{IPA-it\|alˈɡɛːɾo\|lang}}; {{lang-ca\|label=[[Algherese dialect\|Alguerese]]\|L'Alguer}} {{IPA\|ca-IT\|lalˈɣe\|}}; {{lang-sc\|S'Alighèra}} {{IPA-sc\|saliˈɣɛɾa\|}}; {{lang-sdc\|L'Aliera}} {{IPA-all\|laˈljɛːɾa\|}}) is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants in the Italian ~~insular~~ [[province of Sassari]] in ~~northwestern~~the north west of the island of [[Sardinia]], next to the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The city's name comes from ''Aleguerium'', which is a mediaeval [[Latin]] word meaning "stagnation of algae" (''[[Posidonia oceanica]]'').<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.carrentalinsardinia.com/algherocityguide.html\|title=Alghero city guide, Sardinia – Visit and explore Alghero\|website=carrentalinsardinia.com}}</ref> The population is noted for having retained the language of the [[Crown of Aragon]] rulers from the end of the Middle Ages, when Sardinia was part of the [[Crown of Aragon]]; hence, [[Algherese dialect\|Alguerese]] (the Catalan dialect spoken there) is officially recognized as a [[minority language]].

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