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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Posada
| official_name       = Comune di Posada
| native_name         = Pasada
| image_skyline       = Posada, panorama (03).jpg
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| image_shield        = Posada-Stemma.png
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| pushpin_map         = Italy Sardinia
| coordinates         = {{coord|40|38|N|9|43|E|type:city(2,394)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| region              = [[Sardinia]]
| province            = [[Province of Nuoro]] (NU)
| frazioni            = [[San Giovanni di Posada]], Sas Murtas, Montelongu
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| area_footnotes      = 
| area_total_km2      = 33.52
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total    = 2394
| population_as_of    = Dec. 2004
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| population_demonym  = Posadini
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m         = 37
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| postal_code         = 08020
| area_code           = 0784
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'''Posada''' ({{langx|la|Pheronia}}, {{langx|sc|Pasada}}),<ref>{{Barrington|48}}</ref> also previously known as ''[[Feronia (Sardinia)|Feronia]]'' or ''Pausata'', is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Nuoro]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Sardinia]].  The city sits on the coast of the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]].  As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,394 and an area of {{convert|33.52|km2|mi2}}.<ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>

Posada borders the following municipalities: [[Budoni]], [[Siniscola]] and [[Torpè]]. It is one of [[I Borghi più belli d'Italia]] ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://borghipiubelliditalia.it/sardegna/|title=Sardegna|access-date=1 August 2023|language=it}}</ref>

==History==

Within Posada's territory was the ancient city of [[Feronia (Sardinia)|Feronia]] or Pheronia, the foundation of which is ascribed to the [[Faliscans]], which contained a now lost temple to the Etruscan goddess [[Feronia (goddess)|Feronia]].

During the [[ancient Rome|Roman]] period, the town's importance declined with the foundation of nearby [[Portus Luguidonis]].

In the Middle Ages, Posada was main town of an historical district called ''Baronia di Posada'' or ''Baronia Alta'' (to be distinguished from Baronia Bassa or Baronia di [[Orosei]]/[[Galtellì]]), on the [[Tyrrhenian Sea|Tyrrhenian coast]] of the island.

The ancient part of the town is in a spectacular position on the top of a hill, where it preserves a particular [[Middle Ages|medieval]] historical center, with ruins of a [[castle]] ('''Castello della Fava''') and a square panoramic tower of the 13th century.

The castle has been the equivalent of a holiday residence for the ''Giudichessa'' [[Eleanor of Arborea]], and was object of alternate possession by the [[Giudicato d'Arborea]] and the [[Aragon]], during the long fight before the Spanish conquest.

The castle became then the seat of the Baron of Posada, a title and a [[fief]] created in 1431 for Don Nicolò Carroz and formally ended in 1856, when it was finally bought by the [[House of Savoy|kingdom of Sardinia]] (the last one of all Sardinian fiefs).

==Economy==
Tourism in Posada is the main economic activity.

==References==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Posada}}
* [http://www.regione.sardegna.it/ Official regional website in Italian]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050101031542/http://www.regione.sardegna.it/inglese/index.htm Official regional website in English]
* [http://www.sarnow.com/sardinia/index.htm Webzine about Sardinia]
* [http://www.sardinianconnections.com/ Tourist information for Sardinia]
* [http://www.caseinposada.it/ Photo from Posada]
* [https://www.destination-sardinia.com/the-island/points-of-interest/posada/ Posada and surroundings]

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