Guspini

History

The first traces of human settlement in the area of Guspini trace back to prior the Nuragic period. Traces of Nuragic, Phoenician-Punic, Bizantine and Roman settlements have been found. The town has a medieval structure with the Church of Santa Maria of Malta which was founded by the knights of the same order, as the most ancient trace. In the Middle Ages the town was part of the Giudicato of Arborea, whose rulers possessed a castle on a nearby mount built in 1100, on the Mount Arcuentu. From the 19th century Guspini's history was strictly linked to the mines of Montevecchio.

Most-observed species

• Mastic Tree

  Pistacia lentiscus L. · Magnoliopsida
  65
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  41
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  38
• Narrow-leaved mock privet

  Phillyrea angustifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
  33
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  32
• Sardinian Warbler

  Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  31
• Pink-butterfly Orchid

  Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase · Liliopsida
  30
• Sage-leaved Rock-rose

  Cistus salviifolius L. · Magnoliopsida
  30

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2006-07-13
  5 km W of Capoterra, Italy
• M 4.1 — 2006-03-24
  western Mediterranean Sea
• M 3.4 — 2006-03-22
  9 km S of Pula, Italy
• M 3.5 — 2001-12-20
  2 km NNW of Santu Lussurgiu, Italy