Ambra (Tuscany)

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Ambergris
AmbraBucinePanoramaVillage.JPG
Panorama of ambergris
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Arezzo  (AR)
local community Bucine
Coordinates 43 ° 25 '  N , 11 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 25 '5 "  N , 11 ° 36' 16"  E
height 258  m slm
Residents 1,247 (2017)
Telephone code 055 CAP 52021

Ambra is a district ( fraction , Italian frazione ) of Bucine in the province of Arezzo , Tuscany region in Italy .

geography

The place is about 7 km south of the main town Bucine, about 22 km southwest of the provincial capital Arezzo and about 50 km southeast of the regional capital Florence . Siena is about 25 km southwest. The place is at 258 m and had about 1100 inhabitants in 2001. In 2017 there were 1247 inhabitants. It is the third largest town in the municipality after the main town of Bucine and the district of Levane. Ambra is located on the river of the same name in the area of Chianti Aretino and in the Ambratal (Val d'Ambra, also Valdambra).

The place itself is divided into five Rioni :

  • Il Castello
  • La Piazza
  • Il Poggio
  • Il Pozzo
  • Il Senese

history

The place was settled for the first time probably in Roman times . In the 12th century, the Ubertini family ruled here , who built the castle, now called Castelvecchio . The family, which later came under the Tarlati family , remained under the control of the Tarlati or the bishops of Arezzo until the 14th century. In 1365 the Ubertini submitted to the Fiorentines, who a year later took control of the entire Ambratal. The place came through the regional reform Riforma Leopoldina (1772–1774) of Leopold II as a district to Bucine.

Attractions

The Church of Santa Maria Assunta
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta , church in the center, also called Santa Maria del Castel d'Ambra . The church belongs to the diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro . Parts of the walls behind the altar belong to the old fortification walls of the castle.
  • Chiesa della Madonna del Conforto , church just outside the town center in Via Duddova, which was probably built in the early 16th century. Only a few arches remain from this building. The church got its current appearance in the 18th century and contains a terracotta bust of the Madonna del Conforto.
  • Palazzo Paladini , palace in the town center on the Piazza Fabio Filzi.

Regular events

  • Palio della Palla Tonchiata , Palio of the five districts (Rioni), since 1998.

photos

  • Madonna del Conforto

  • The town center

  • The bridge over the river Ambra

literature

Web links

Commons : Ambra (Bucine)  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Italia in dettaglio zu Ambra , accessed on February 2, 2018 (Italian)
  2. ↑ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the Province of Arezzo, accessed on April 2, 2016 (Italian)
  3. ↑ a b c Emanuele Repetti: AMBRA.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g Pro Loco Ambra