Abbadia San Salvatore

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Abbadia San Salvatore
coat of arms
Abbadia San Salvatore (Italy)
Abbadia San Salvatore
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Siena  (SI)
Coordinates 42 ° 53 '  N , 11 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 53 '0 "  N , 11 ° 41' 0"  E
height 822  m slm
surface 58.9 km²
Residents 6,241 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 106 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 53021
prefix 0577
ISTAT number 052001
Popular name Abbadenghi, Badenghi
Patron saint San Marco (September 19)
Website Abbadia San Salvatore parish
Panorama of Abbadia San Salvatore
Panorama of Abbadia San Salvatore

Abbadia San Salvatore is a municipality with 6241 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian region of Tuscany . It belongs to the province of Siena .

geography

Location of Abbadia San Salvatore in the province of Siena

The place on the southern slope of Monte Amiata extends over 58.9  km² . It is located about 60 km southeast of the provincial capital Siena and about 110 km southeast of the regional capital Florence . The summit cross of Monte Amiata is located in the municipality of Abbadia San Salvatore and was completed in 1910 by Luciano Zalaffi at a height of 22 meters. The rivers Formone (3 km in the municipality, flows northwards over the Orcia ) and Paglia (3 km in the municipality, flows south and flows into the Tiber ) arise in the local area . The place is in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in zone E, 2 994 GG.

The historic town center is divided into two parts, each surrounded by city walls. The older part is the Castello , located near and just south of the abbey. The Borgo is located south of the Castello . The two historic districts are connected to one another via the Porticciola city ​​gate .

The districts (Frazioni) include Rifugio Amiatino, Rifugio Cantore, Voltole and Zaccaria.

The neighboring municipalities are Castel del Piano ( GR ), Castiglione d'Orcia , Piancastagnaio , Radicofani , San Casciano dei Bagni , Santa Fiora (GR) and Seggiano (GR).

history

In 743 the monastery of San Salvatore di Monte Amiata was founded. The name of the place is derived from this event. The castle was first mentioned in 1145 and the place had its own statutes as early as 1212. First the Aldobrandeschi ruled the place, then the Orsini family. In 1265 Siena occupied the place, but only four years later Orvieto recaptured the place. This was reoccupied by the Aldobrandeschi in 1316, but was recaptured by Ventura Guasta. In 1347 Siena took over and in 1480 granted the citizens of Siena civil rights. The place stayed near Siena until 1559 and then became part of the Medici Grand Duchy of Tuscany . In 1782 the place was conquered by the Papal States and remained there until the Risorgimento .

From the second half of the 19th century, industrial mercury mining was carried out on Monte Amiata by mining cinnabar , from which mercury is extracted. The deposit on Monte Amiata was, along with the deposits in Idrija in Slovenia and Almadén in Spain, the world's largest mine of its kind. At the end of the 1970s, the mine closed due to falling world market prices, which made production unprofitable. The spacious and partially dilapidated mine area is located on the outskirts in the direction of Monte Amiata and now houses a museum on the history of local mercury mining.

Attractions

The church of Santa Croce in the center (Castello)
The Church of San Leonardo (Borgo)
City gate Porta del Torrione (Porta Nuova), Castello
The church of Santa Maria dell'Ermeta in the forest above Abbadia San Salvatore
  • Abbazia di San Salvatore , a few meters north of the town center.
  • Palazzo Comunale , now the town hall. Lies just outside the city walls and was built in 1909.
  • Palazzo del Podestà , former town hall from the 15th century. Located in the town center (Castello).
  • Santa Croce, church in the town center (Castello), built in 1221, destroyed by fire in 1791 and rebuilt in 1801. Contains a baptismal font from 1509 and two canvas paintings from the 17th century ( Madonna col Bambino e Santi and Pietà e Santi by Sebastiano Folli , comes from Sant'Angelo).
  • Sant'Angelo (San Michele Arcangelo), former church in the town center (Castello).
  • Santa Maria ad Valetudinarium , former hospital with church (Castello).
  • Chiesa di San Leonardo , built in 1296 in the lower town center (Borgo).
  • Teatro Servadio (Borgo, 19th century)
  • City walls with the gates
    • Porta della Badia , also called Porta Castello , northern city gate.
    • Porta del Cassero , western city gate of the Castello.
    • Porta del Torrione , also called Porta Nuova , eastern city gate of the Castello. Originated around 1278 as a gateway to the Callemala settlement that is no longer in existence today.
    • Porticciola , southern city gate of the Castello and transition to the Borgo.
    • Porta del Borgo , city gate of the Borgo.
  • Chiesa della Madonna dei Remedi , church just outside the city walls on the road to Piancastagnaio. Dated 1602. Contains the frescoes Santa Cecilia e Barbara , Agnese and Margherita (right chapel, probably works by the group around Giuseppe Nicola Nasini ). The left chapel contains the works of Sant'Agata , Santa Lucia and Miracoli di Sant'Antonio da Padova . The high altar is decorated with the fresco Madonna col Bambino (16th century).
  • Chiesa della Madonna del Castagno , church just outside the city walls on the road to Monte Amiata. Dated 1524. Contains the frescoes Martirio di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria and Natività (16th century).
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Ermeta , about 2.5 km north-west in the direction of Monte Amiata, which was built in 1296.
  • Croce del Monte Amiata , 22 m high summit cross of Monte Amiata. The iron structure was completed in 1910 by Luciano Zalaffi (1881–1931).

traffic

The place is about 4 km west of the historic Via Cassia and the various sections of the Via Francigena .

administration

Abbadia San Salvatore town hall

Fabrizio Tondi has been mayor since 2014.

literature

Web links

Commons : Abbadia San Salvatore  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Abbadia San Salvatore, accessed on December 10, 2014 (Italian)
  3. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on May 26, 2017 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Bruno Santi (Ed.): I luoghi della Fede. L'Amiata e la Val d'Orcia.
  5. ↑ a b c Corridori / Santioli: L'Amiata.
  6. ↑ a b c d e Official website of the municipality of Abbadia San Salvatore on the history of the place , accessed on May 26, 2017 (Italian)
  7. ↑ Catalogo generale dei beni culturali des Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo , accessed on May 26, 2017 (Italian)