Cossoine

Cossoine is a comune (municipality) in the Province 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
Comune
Comune di Cossoine
Location of Cossoine
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Coordinates: 40°26′N 8°43′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari (SS)
Government
• Mayor	Sabrina Sassu
Area [1]
• Total	38.17 km2 (14.74 sq mi)
Elevation	529 m (1,736 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)[2]
• Total	847
• Density	22/km2 (57/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).