IGLESIAS

'Iglesias' (pop. 29,075) is a ''comune'' of Carbonia-Iglesias province in Sardinia, Italy. Situated at 620 ft in the hills in the southwest of Sardinia, it was a center of a mining district, with lead, zinc, and silver being extracted, as well as for the distillation of sulfuric acid. Today 48% of the population of Iglesias is unemployed.
Iglesias' cathedral dates from 1288, the castle from 1325; the Church of San Francesco is from the 15th century and a fine example of Gothic architecture.
The municipality had a population of 28,170 inhabitants at the 2001 census. Its land area is 207.63 km² (80.166 sq mi). It is the co-capital of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias (along with Carbonia) as well as its second-largest community.

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