Berchidda

Comune in Sardinia, Italy

Berchidda Belchidda (Logudorese)
Comune
Comune di Berchidda
Panorama of Berchidda
Location of Berchidda
40°47′N 9°10′E / 40.783°N 9.167°E / 40.783; 9.167
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari (SS)
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Nieddu
Area
• Total	201.88 km² (77.95 sq mi)
Population (30 April 2017)^[1]
• Total	2,758
• Density	14/km² (35/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Italian: berchiddese Sardinian: belchiddesu / belchiddesa
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07022
Dialing code	079
Patron saint	St. Sebastian
Saint day	20 January
Website	Official website

Berchidda (Italian pronunciation: [berˈkidda]; Logudorese: Belchidda [belˈkiɖːa]; Gallurese: Bilchidda) is an Italian commune in the province of Sassari, region and island of Sardinia, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Olbia.

It is located near Lake Coghinas in a hilly area bordered on the north by the Limbara mountain range.

Berchidda borders the following municipalities: Alà dei Sardi, Calangianus, Monti, Oschiri, Tempio Pausania.

Culture

A jazz festival called Time in Jazz takes place every year in Berchidda since 1988. Paolo Fresu, the Sardinian trumpet player, born in Berchidda in 1961, is the founder and the organizer of this festival.