What is Sassari?
{{Infobox Italian comune | image_skyline = Sassari,_historic_Old_Town.jpg | image_flag = Flag of Sassari.svg | image_shield = Sassari-Stemma.svg | official_name = Comune di Sassari | region = [[Sardinia]] | name = Sassari | province = [[Province of Sassari|Sassari]] (SS) | elevation_m = 225 | area_total_km2 = 546.08 | population_as_of = December 31, 2007 | population_total = 129072 | coordinates = {{coord|40|44||N|08|33||E|display=inline,title}} | frazioni = Bancali, Li Punti, La Landrigga, Caniga, Campanedda | area_code = 079 | postal_code = 07100 | population_demonym = Sassaresi | saint = [[Saint Nicholas]] | day = December 6 | mayor = Gianfranco Ganau (since May 2005) | website = [http://www.comune.sassari.it www.comune.sassari.it] |}} '''Sassari''' is a [[city]] in the [[region]] of [[Sardinia]] in [[Italy]]. It is the [[Capital (city)|capital]] of the ''[[Province of Sassari]].'' About 130,000 people live in Sassari. This makes it the second largest city in Sardinia. == History == The first time that the city appeared in a map was in 1131 with the name Jordi de Sassaro, in 1135 the name was Tathari. The city grown up very fast and in 1294, became a ''libero comune'' (independent municipality). In the early 14th century the island of Sardinia was occupied by the Aragonese, the municipality sent a delegation to the court of Aragon, but they did not achieve any agreement. So with the support of the Republic of Genoa and the Doria's family, the people of Sassari rose up against the invaders, until 1417 when the king Alfonso V granted an acceptable status to the town. In 1617 in town the [[Jesuits]] founded the University. In 1713, after the [[Treaty of Utrecht]], in the island of Sardinia started the brief period of the [[Austro-Hungarian]] administration. In fact since 1720 the island was annexed by the [[House of Savoy]] and since then was bo