Bientina

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Bientina
coat of arms
Bientina (Italy)
Bientina
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Pisa  (PI)
Coordinates 43 ° 42 '  N , 10 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 42 '26 "  N , 10 ° 37' 15"  E
height 10  m slm
surface 29 km²
Residents 8538 (31 December 2019)
Population density 294 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 56031
prefix 0587
ISTAT number 050001
Popular name Bientinesi
Patron saint Valentin of Rome
Website Bientina
View of Bientina
View of Bientina

Bientina is an Italian municipality with 8538 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Tuscany region . It belongs to the province of Pisa .

geography

Location of Bientina in the province of Pisa

The municipality is located approx. 60 km west of the regional capital Florence and 15 km east of the provincial capital Pisa on the east side of the mountain range of Monte Pisano and southwest of Monte Serra in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone D, 1,856 GR / G, on which wide, reclaimed bed of the former lake of Bientina.

The districts include Caccialupi (20  m , approx. 25 inhabitants), Puntone (11 m, approx. 25 inhabitants), Quattro Strade (55 m, approx. 950 inhabitants) and Santa Colomba (61 m, approx. 280 inhabitants).

The neighboring communities are Altopascio ( LU ), Buti , Calcinaia , Capannori (LU), Castelfranco di Sotto , Santa Maria a Monte and Vicopisano .

history

The place Bientina was mentioned for the first time in 793 and was after a long time under the rule of the Archbishop of Pisa . From the 13th to the 15th century, Bientina alternately belonged to the city republics of Lucca and Pisa until it finally surrendered to Florence in 1402 .

Bientina became famous for the drainage of the lake of the same name. This formerly largest Tuscan inland body of water was located on the border between the states of Florence and Lucca and was used extensively for fishing. Since the floods of the Arno led to regular flooding, the first work to drain the lake and the adjacent marshland was undertaken under Cosimo I de 'Medici . However, these were only successfully ended in the second half of the 19th century under the government of Leopoldo II .

In the years 1965–1966, larger parts of the historic city center of Bientina were demolished as part of renovation work. Today the area of ​​the municipality is economically dominated by small businesses (furniture, leather goods).

Culture and sights

The Church of Santa Maria Assunta
The main square with the town hall
The Palio of Bientina (2013)

Churches

  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta , first mentioned in 1326 and rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 17th century, which is also dedicated to Saint Valentine of Rome. Contains works by Pietro Dandini ( Apoteosi di San Valentino ), Antonio Puglieschi ( Martirio di San Valentino ) and Tommaso Redi ( Condanna a morte di San Valentino ).
  • Chiesa di San Domenico , built in the first half of the 17th century just outside the city walls near the Porta Fiorentina. Contains the work Ultima cena by Aurelio Lomi (created in 1603 for the Pieve Santa Maria). The campanile , called Torre del Belvedere, which can be seen from afar , was not built until 1978.
  • Chiesa della Madonna del Bosco , church in the district of Santa Colomba.

Museums

  • Museo della Pieve (religious cult objects from the 16th to the 19th centuries).
  • Museo degli Etruschi (Etruscan Museum, also Museo della storia antica del comune di Bientina Vittorio Bernardi) in the secular church of San Girolamo (early 17th century). The collection includes finds from the area of ​​the municipality, some of which were discovered during the drainage work.

Nature reserves

  • WWF nature reserve Bosco di Bottaccio , on the territory of the municipalities of Bientina (wetland) and Capannori ( province of Lucca , forest)
  • Bosco di Tanali (160 ha) on the slopes of Monte Pisano

Regular events

  • Carnevale Bientinese (carnival parades, in spring)
  • Festa patronale di San Valentino - Feast of the patron saint (Pentecost)
  • Palio delle Contrade in July. Horse racing based on the model of the Palio of Siena.

Parish partnership

Bientina has had a community partnership with the French community of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence since 1997 .

Sons and daughters of the church

literature

Web links

Commons : Bientina  - 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 Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on March 6, 2018 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  3. ↑ Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on the 2001 population figures in the province of Pisa, accessed on March 6, 2018 (Italian)
  4. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta <Bientina> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on March 6, 2018 (Italian)
  5. ↑ a b I luoghi della Fede of the Regione Toscana , web archive