Ales, Sardinia

Ales
Comune
Comune di Ales
Ales Location of Ales in Sardinia
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province / Metropolitan city	Oristano (OR)
Frazioni	Zeppara
Area
• Total	21.65 km2 (8.36 sq mi)
Elevation	194 m (636 ft)
Population (31 December 2006)
• Total	1,571
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	aleresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	09091
Dialing code	0783
Patron saint	Santi Pietro e Paolo
Saint day	29 June
Website	Official website

Ales (Alas in Sardinian language) is a small town in the province of Oristano on the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies on the eastern slopes of Mount Arci. This area is the only Sardinian source of obsidian.

Together with the town of Terralba, Ales forms the Roman Catholic diocese of Ales-Terralba. Its current bishop is Giovanni Dettori. Ales Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Peter, is the bishop's seat and also the town's most famous landmark, showing how Ales' religious importance outweighs its meagre population size of about 1600.

Antonio Gramsci and Fernando Atzori were born in Ales.

The nearest international airport is in Cagliari, at roughly 70 kilometres (43 mi) distance. The Zip Code is 09091 and the phone prefix is (+39) 0783

References

• (Italian) Official Ales web site
• Complete tourist info for trip in Ales (Sardinia)
• Information and statistics on Italian Regions, Provinces and Municipalities