Osini (NU)

The town of Osini is located in the Barbaric subregion of Ogliastra , it is dominated by the crest of the Osini heel, beyond which extends a large plateau with peaks up to 1000 meters

In this area, holm oak forests alternate with more recent reforestations

To the east of Osini is the Pardu river valley, where the human presence is best known for the cultivation of olive groves and orchards.

In the Osini area there are some domus de janas and several nuraghi, reminiscent of the human presence already from the Neolithic

It was a vital center even in Roman times, while in the Middle Ages it belonged to the Giudicato of Torres and was part of the curatoria of Coraso

The villa was protected by a castle , which was built by the judges of TorresAt the fall of the Giudicato in 1259 it passed to the Giudicato of Arborea until in 1324, it was conquered by the Aragonese

In 1363 Osini, together with other Ogliastra villas, was incorporated by the King of Aragon Peter IV the ceremonial in the county of Quirra and given in fief to Berengario Carroz

It remained a county villa until 1603, when the county was transformed into a marquisate, a fief of the CentellesThe town was redeemed by the Osorio de la Cueva, who succeeded the Centelles, in 1839 with the suppression of the feudal system wanted by the Savoys

Osini is commonly divided into New and Old because the current town was born after November 1951 following a flood that destroyed the old town

Little remains of this center if not the seventeenth-century church dedicated to St. Susanna the rectory and some houses including some renovated in recent years

In the old town we can find the fountain located in Piazza Chiesa and the cemetery that flanked it

For two days a year the old town comes back to life, the houses are set up as in antiquity and the church opens its doors to exhibitions and various activities

The new town is about 1 km away from the old one

There are several nuraghi and tombs of the giants in the territory of the municipality: among them the Nuraghe Serbissi, Urceni, Samuccu, Orruttu, Truculu and Sanu