Editing Posada, Sardinia (section)

==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).