Suelli is a small agricultural center with a scenery-arranged plan on the foothills of the Pranu Siara elevation. The municipal territory covers an area of about 20 sq km in the center of Trexenta. The morphology is flat with elevations below 400 m and is situated at an altitude of about 256 m above sea level.
It is connected to the capital by the S.S. 128 from which it is about 50 km away; it is also crossed by the Cagliari-Mandas-Arbatax railway axis (an old line of the former Complementary Railways of Sardinia, which now allows special routes in the summer periods to be able to visit the hinterland of Sardinia) and is traveled by bus lines that go into the Barbagie and Ogliastra regions, offering some of the most beautiful scenery on the island.
The urban center, located at the foot of the hill group, presents an ancient part, of “giudicale” and “baronial” origin, irregularly circular in shape, has the church eccentrically arranged in the highest area. The religious complex consists of the former Cathedral of St. George, which preserves traces of the ancient Romanesque construction (13th century) and the Sanctuary of the same name.
The traditional dwellings are arranged, according to typical Trexenta patterns by aligning the rooms along the street front. The most commonly used building element is unplastered stone, easily available in the surroundings where sandstones are abundant.
The town was once an ancient bishopric; today it is still a center of worship and veneration of Bishop St. George of Suelli, who is celebrated on the day after Pentecost. It is a small town with a population of 1176 that has a predominantly agricultural economy with numerous wheat crops, vineyards and olive groves and a developing industrial zone. In the typically hilly landscape there are numerous archaeological sites, and in the park located in the Cixi region, not far from the town, one can admire the centuries-old olive trees that give prestige to the park.
