Alghero
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| Città di Alghero (in Italian) Ciutat de l'Alguer (in Catalan) | |
.jpg) 16th century Aragonese Crown city walls | |
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Location of Alghero  | |
  Alghero Location of Alghero in Sardinia  Alghero Alghero (Sardinia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′N 08°19′E / 40.550°N 8.317°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | SS |
| Frazioni | Fertilia, Guardia Grande, I Piani, Loretella, Maristella, Sa Segada, Santa Maria La Palma, Tramariglio, Villassunta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Conoci ( Centre-right) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.9 km2 (87.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2026) | |
| • Total | 41,765 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Algheresi Algueresos |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07041 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Patron saint | St. Michael |
| Saint day | 29 September |
| Website | Official website |
| spoken language: Catalan | |
Alghero (Italian pronunciation: [alˈɡɛro]; Catalan: L'Alguer, IPA: [ɫəɫˈɣe], locally: [lalˈɣe]; Sardinian: S'Alighèra; Sassarese: La Liéra), is a city of about 44,000 citizens in Italy. It lies in the province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the sea.
In the 1930s, the Swedish writer Amelie Posse Brazdova wrote a book entitled Sardinia Side Show, where she told the complete story of 2 years she spent "interned" in Alghero old town during World War I.
