Teulada, Sardinia

Teulada is a town in Sardinia with 3720 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). The municipality belongs to the province of Cagliari and is located on the southwest tip of the island.

History

Teulada has a long history, being witnessed by numerous Nuraghe. In the Middle Ages the then Situated on the coastal site was exposed to numerous attacks of the Saracens, which is why he was moved from today Capo Teulada inland. In 1940 it came to the battle at Cape Teulada in the vicinity between the Italian and British navy.

Parade ground

In the 1950s, the Italian army taught at Capo Teulada an a military training area, which made a part of the very scenic coastal region in the southwest of Sardinia inaccessible to the public, tourism and fisheries. The then mainly of armored amphibious and associations used in the decades terrain became a central point of contact for exercises with live ammunition. In recent years there have been attempts by the local people and their elected representatives to make the military restricted area for civilian purposes only and thus to promote the local economy. Despite, or perhaps because of intense military use of the coastal zone was largely preserved in its original form.

The training area is located on State Road 195 between Teulada in the east and Sant'Anna Arresi in the West. In the respective barracks the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment is stationed. In the training area there is a small airfield ( ⊙ 38.9877718333338.6760338333333 ).