Ozieri is one of the most important centers in northern Sardinia with 9,935 inhabitants and a territory of 273 km2.
The territory has been populated since prehistoric times: the main Sardinian Neolithic culture known as the San Michele or Ozieri Culture took its name from the San Michele cave. There are numerous traces of the Nuragic period: nuraghi, sacred wells and tombs of the giants, and Roman ones such as the bridge over the Rio Mannu.
In the late 1300s Ozieri assumed a dominant role in the territory as the capital of the incontrada of Monte Acuto. A thriving agricultural and livestock economy developed over the centuries, as early as Spanish rule. The center gained more and more importance in the political-administrative field: during the Sardinian-Piedmontese kingdom it became the seat of the bishopric, the court, provincial capital, royal depot for horse breeding, and Charles Albert elevated it to the rank of city (1836).
Ozieri is a staple in the tradition for language protection: it is home to important Sardinian poetry and literature prizes. Famous are traditional food productions such as spianata (fine bread) and sweets (sighs and copuletas)
