Ardara, Sardinia

For the Irish town, see Ardara, County Donegal.

Ardara (Sardinian: Àldara) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Sassari.

Ardara Àldara
Comune
Comune di Ardara
Coat of arms
Location of Ardara
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Coordinates: 40°37′22″N 8°48′41″E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari (SS)
Government
• Mayor	Francesco Dui
Area [1]
• Total	38.19 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
Elevation	296 m (971 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	791
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Demonym	Ardaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07010
Dialing code	079
Website	Official website

It was one of the capitals of Giudicato di Torres. The village houses the ruins of the Castle of the Giudicato of Torres (11th century), the medieval walls, and the Romanesque Basilica of Santa Maria del Regno.

Ardara borders the municipalities of Chiaramonti, Mores, Ozieri, Ploaghe and Siligo.

Ardara is the birthplace of the singer Roberto Meloni, who represented Latvia at the 2007 and 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with Bonaparti.lv and Pirates of the Sea bands.

Santa Maria del Regno.