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'''Bosa''' is a town in the [[province of Oristano]] (until May 2005 it was in the [[province of Nuoro]]), part of the [[Sardinia]] region of [[Italy]]. Bosa is situated about two-thirds of the way up the west coast of Sardinia, on a small hill, about 3 kilometers inland on the north bank of the [[Temo River]]. The town has maintained a population of around 8 000 people for a significant amount of time, but has an urban character that has differentiated it from other locations in Sardinia. [[Agriculture]] and [[fishing]] play an important part in the city economy, thanks to the river valley near the coast surrounded by hills and highland [[plateau]]s.
Its beach has been voted the most beautiful beach in Italy (2006).
The town is experiencing an increasing touristic popularity.
==Ecclesiastical history==
{{main|Diocese of Bosa}}
It is asserted by some that the see was originally at [[Calmedia]], but was transferred to Bosa after the destruction of the former town; also, that the first bishop was [[St. Emilius]], sent thither by [[St. Peter]] and martyred in 70 AD but there is no historical evidence.
Pope [[St. Gregory the Great]], in one of his letters, speaks of a Bishop of Bosa, without mentioning the bishop's name.<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02689b.htm Diocese of Bosa] - [[Catholic Encyclopedia]] article</ref> In 1073 Constantino de Castro, Bishop of Bosa, who according to an inscription had built the cathedral dedicated to St. Peter, was appointed [[metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]] of [[Porto Torres|Torres]] by [[St. Gregory VII]]. Among the most illustrious bishops of this see are numbered: the learned Cardinal Giovanni Casanova (1424), G. Freancesco Fara (1591), author of the first (but very inaccurate) history of Sardinia; Serafino Esquirro, a learned theologian, who had been General of the [[Servites]] (1677).
==Sources and references==
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==Beaches==
* [http://www.alghero-bosa.com/cala_managu.htm Cala Managu]
* [http://www.alghero-bosa.com/cala_cumpoltitu.htm Cala Cumpoltitu]
* [http://www.alghero-bosa.com/abba_drucche.htm Abba Drucche]
* [http://www.alghero-bosa.com/bosa_marina.htm Bosa Marina]
* [http://www.alghero-bosa.com/turas.htm Turas]
==External links==
*[http://www.sardiniatourism.com/bosa.php On Line Guide]
*[http://www.360alghero.net/?area=Bosa&mapArea=Bosa Bosa: Map & 360° Virtual Pictures]
*[http://www.alghero-bosa.com Bosa's Guide]
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