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Borutta

Boruta
Comune di Borutta
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Coat of arms of Borutta
Coat of arms
Country Italy
Region Sardinia
Province Sassari (SS)
Area
 • Total 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation
491 m (1,611 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2017)
 • Total 284
 • Density 59.2/km2 (153.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
07040
Dialing code 079

Borutta (Sardinian: Boruta) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Sassari.

Borutta borders the following municipalities: Bessude, Bonnanaro, Cheremule, Thiesi, Torralba. The volcanic hill once housing the village of Sorres (destroyed by the Aragonese in the early 14th century) houses the Pisan-Romanesque church of San Pietro di Sorres.

Kirche San Pietro di Sorres in Borutta
Basilica of San Pietro di Sorres.
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