Buonconvento

Buonconvento
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Siena  (SI)
Coordinates	43 ° 8 ′  N , 11 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E
height	147  m slm
surface	64 km²
Residents	3,087 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	48 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	53022
prefix	0577
ISTAT number	052003
Popular name	Buonconventini
Patron saint	San Pietro and San Paolo (June 29)
Website	Buonconvento
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Buonconvento is an Italian municipality with 3,087 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Siena in Tuscany .

geography

Location of Buonconvento in the province of Siena

Buonconvento is located in the Crete Senesi landscape at the confluence of the Arbia in the Ombrone , in the vicinity of the famous wine town of Montalcino at an altitude of 147 m above sea level. It is located on the pilgrimage route Via Francigena and the historic Roman road Via Cassia .

The place extends over 64  km² . It is located about 30 km southeast of the provincial capital Siena and about 70 km southeast of the regional capital Florence . He is a member of the I borghi più belli d'Italia association (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy). and is in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in zone D, 1 598 GR / G.

The only district ( Frazione ) is Bibbiano (222 m, approx. 80 inhabitants).

The neighboring municipalities are Asciano , Montalcino , Monteroni d'Arbia and Murlo .

history

The Porta Senese city ​​gate in Buonconvento

The name Buonconvento comes from the Latin bonus conventus , so the place is of Roman origin, but was first mentioned in a document by Philip II in 1191 . Since 1208 there have been buildings owned by the Senese Hospital Santa Maria della Scala . North of Buonconvento near Serravalle shortly before crossing over the Arbia near Ponte d'Arbia , the Roman-German Emperor Henry VII died on August 24, 1313 after successfully taking the place of a febrile illness after he had traveled to Italy in 1310 to restore imperial authority against his adversary Robert of Anjou . Six years later the place was attacked by Uguccione della Faggiola . Further damage in the place was caused in 1358 by the war of the Senese against Perugia . The bridges over the Ombrone and the Arbia were built in 1360 and 1388 respectively. In 1371 the construction of the city walls began, which was completed in 1383. Two years later the Palazzo Podestarile with the city tower Torre civica was built . Buonconvento rose to be the most important center of the Arbiatal, but politically it belonged to the Republic of Siena, which since 1480 had granted Senese citizenship to the inhabitants. With the fall of the Republic of Siena in 1555, Buonconvento fell to the Medici Grand Duchy of Tuscany four years later .

Attractions

The church of Santi Pietro e Paolo in the town center

The Pieve Sant'Innocenza a Piana just outside Buonconvento

The old town dates largely from the 14th century and is well preserved. Also worth seeing are the city's palazzi, as well as the impressive (northern) city gate Porta Senese within the city wall, which has been renovated in recent years. The main southern gate of the city, Porta Romana, was destroyed by German troops in 1944 during World War II. Not far from Buonconvento is the worth seeing Olivetaner abbey Monte Oliveto Maggiore , which however lies in the municipality of Asciano (district Chiusure).

Churches

• Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo Church in the center of the 14th century, restored 1705th Contains the works Madonna in trono col Bambino e due angeli by Matteo di Giovanni (created around 1450) and Madonna in trono col Bambino e santi by Pietro di Francesco Orioli .
• Oratorio dell'Arciconfraternita della Misericordia , place of prayer for the Misericordia in the center of the village opposite the church of Pietro e Paolo, formerly dedicated to San Sebastiano.
• Pieve di Sant'Innocenza a Piana , including Pieve di Piana called for the first time in 1081 mentioned Pieve about 3 km outside the town.
• Chiesa di San Lorenzo , church in the Bibbiano district from the 13th century, contained the works Assunzione della Vergine con un Santo Vescovo e Sant'Antonio Abate and Madonna col Bambino ei santi Lorenzo e Caterina da Siena (created around 1598) by Francesco Vanni . These are now in the Museo d'arte sacra della Val d'Arbia.
• Sant'Antonio a Segalari , chapel in Segalari near Bibbiano. Made in the 15th century.
• Chiesa di San Lorenzo a Percenna , church from the 13th century, contained the work Madonna col Bambino e angeli by Matteo di Giovanni, which is now in the Museo di arte sacra.
• Chiesa di San Lorenzo a Serravalle , also San Lorenzo a Sprenna in Serravalle , church, contained the work Madonna del Rosario con i santi Domenico, Giovanni Battista, Caterina d'Alessandria, Caterina da Siena, Lucia by Astolfo Petrazzi (today in the Museo di arte sacra).
• Chiesa di San Bartolomeo , the 13th century church of Castelnuovo Tancredi Castle , was restored in 1336 and 1655.

Other structures

Castello di Bibbiano in the district of Bibbiano

Torre campanaria, clock and bell tower of the Palazzo Podestarile (Palazzo Pretorio)

• Castello di Bibbiano , a castle in the Bibbiano district, which was built around 850. Belonged to the Guiglieschi family until 1051 , after which Heinrich III. they of the Abbey of Sant'Antimo . The again new owners of the count family Cacciaconti handed the place over to the Republic of Siena in 1197, which expanded the castle. After being damaged by the wars in the Middle Ages, Baldassare Peruzzi restored the castle for Raffaele Petrucci at the beginning of the 16th century and also left a painting of the Madonna in the castle's chapel. Later the families of the Borghese , the Chigi and the Malavolti di Siena took over the place. In 1922 the castle was declared a national monument.
• Castelnuovo Tancredi , fortification of the Guiglieschi family from the 13th century, which later became the property of the Tancredi
• Palazzo Borghesi , building in the center from the 14th century
• Palazzo Comunale , town hall in the town center, 18th century
• Palazzo Podestarile (also Palazzo Pretorio ) with the city tower Torre civica , building in the town center from the 14th century.
• Villa Armena , villa of the Malavolti family (Armena di Malavolti) from the 12th century, p. 344 f.
• Villa Chiatina , villa from 867, built on the ruins of the Pietro church in Clatina. The Italian saint Alberto da Chiatina was born here in 1135 .

Museums

Crucifix from the 14th century in the Museo di arte sacra della Val d'Arbia

• Museo di arte sacra della Val d'Arbia , Museum of Sacred Art, is located on the main street of the village in the Palazzo Ricci Soccini, where works from the churches of the Arbiatal are exhibited. Among these are (selection):
  • Andrea di Bartolo : Annunciazione ei Santissimi Maddalena e Sant'Antonio Abate (comes from the Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo , wood painting ( winged altar ), 122 × 196 cm)
  • Duccio di Buoninsegna : Madonna col Bambino (attributed, comes from the Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo , wood painting, 67 × 48 cm)
  • Guidoccio Cozzarelli : Madonna col Bambino e due angeli (comes from the church Pieve di San Giovanni Battista a Corsano ( Monteroni d'Arbia ), wood painting)
  • Benvenuto di Giovanni : Annunciazione ei Santi Antonio abate e Francesco (comes from the Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo , wood painting, 260 × 205 cm)
  • Matteo di Giovanni
    • Madonna col Bambino e due angeli (comes from the Chiesa di San Lorenzo a Percena , wood painting, 73 × 49 cm)
    • Madonna in trono col Bambino e angeli (comes from the Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo , wood painting, 130 × 56 cm)
  • Rutilio Manetti : Ecce Homo (comes from San Lorenzo a Percena , canvas painting, 60 × 43 cm)
  • Bernardino Mei : San Pietro liberato dal carcere (comes from the Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo , canvas painting, 65 × 100 cm)
  • Giacomo Pacchiarotti : Madonna col Bambino in trono ei Santi Giovanni Battista, Pietro, Paolo e Sebastiano (comes from the Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo , wood painting, 154 × 175 cm)
  • Sano di Pietro :
    • Incoronazione della Vergine (comes from the Chiesa di Sant'Albiano a Quinciano (Monteroni d'Arbia), wood painting, 105 × 148 cm)
    • Madonna in trono fra i santi Bernadino e Caterina da Siena (comes from the Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo , wood painting (three-part winged altar), 150 × 140 cm)
  • Ventura Salimbeni : Cristo in pietà sorretto da un angelo
  • Luca di Tommè : Madonna col Bambino e due angioletti (comes from the Pieve di Sant'Innocenza a Piana , wood painting, 80 × 53 cm)
  • Other works in the museum are by Girolamo di Benvenuto ( Annunciazione, Dio Padre benedicente, angeli ei Santi Antonio Abate e Francesco ), Alessandro and Ilario Casolani , Pietro Lorenzetti , Astolfo Petrazzi ( Madonna del Rosario con il Beato Franco da Grotti ei Santi Domenico, Giovanni Battista, Orsola, Caterina da Siena, Lucia ), Simondio Salimbeni ( I Santi Pietro e Paolo and Cristo in pietà sorretto da due angeli ), Pietro Sorri and Francesco Vanni ( Madonna col Bambino tra i Santi Lorenzo e Caterina da Siena ).
• In Via Tinaia del Taja is the Museo della Mezzadria Senese, which deals with the life and history of the tenants.

economy

The city's economy is traditionally based on agriculture, particularly viticulture. In addition, tourism has developed in the picturesque community, with guests mainly staying in rented country houses in the vicinity of the city. There is only one hotel in the village itself.

traffic

• Buonconvento is located on the Via Francigena pilgrimage route , which is identical to the Via Cassia Roman road and today's SS 2 state road.
• The place is a stop on the railway line Siena – Grosseto.

sons and daughters of the town

• Alberto da Chiatina (1135–1202), saint, patron saint and archpriest of Colle di Val d'Elsa .
• Mauro Bellugi (born 1950), football player

Buonconvento in literature

The fourth story of the ninth day in Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron begins with the introduction and with the mention of Buonconventos (and Cecco Angiolieri ):

• Cecco di knife Fortarrigo giuoca a Buonconvento ogni sua cosa ei denari di Cecco di knife Angiulieri, e in camicia correndogli dietro e dicendo che rubato l'avea, il fa pigliare a 'villani ei panni di lui si veste e monta sopra il pallafreno, e lui, venendosene, lascia in camicia.

Cecco di Messer Fortarrigo gambled away everything he had at Buonconvento, and Cecco di Messer Angiulieri's money too. Then he runs after him in his shirt, has him seized by the peasants under the pretext that he has robbed him, puts on his clothes, mounts his horse and hurries away, while Angiulieri remains in his shirt.

literature

• Anna Maria Guiducci: I Luoghi della Fede: Le Crete senesi, la Val d'Arbia e la Val di Merse. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore , Milan 1999, ISBN 88-04-46774-6 , pp. 56-65.
• I Borghi più belli d'Italia. Il fascino dell'Italia nascosta. Società Editrice Romana, Rome 2006, pp. 205 ff.
• I percorsi della Via Francigena nelle terre di Siena. Editrice Le Balze, Montepulciano 2003, ISBN 88-7539-002-9
• Serena Padovani / Bruno Santi: Buonconvento. Museo d'arte sacra della val d'arbia. Sagep Editrice, Genoa 1981, ISBN 88-7058-021-0
• Emanuele Repetti: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana. Online edition of the University of Siena on the municipality of Buonconvento
• TCI : Piccole città, Borghi e Villaggi. Vol. II, Milan 2007, ISBN 978-88-365-4145-4 , p. 108 f.
• TCI: Toscana , Milan 2003, ISBN 978-88-365-2767-0 , p. 627 ff.

Web links

Commons : Buonconvento  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Buonconvento
• Website of the Museum Museo della Mezzadria Senese at Musei Senesi
• Website of the Museum Museo di arte sacra della Val d'Arbia at Musei Senesi

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed August 6, 2017 (Italian). 
3. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on September 7, 2012 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
4. ↑ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Siena, accessed on September 7, 2012 (Italian)
5. ↑ ^{a b} Repetti
6. ↑ Official website of the Province of Siena on the Via Francigena and Ponte d'Arbia, accessed on January 31, 2012 (Italian)
7. ↑ ^{a b} Anna Maria Guiducci (ed.): I Luoghi della Fede: Le Crete senesi, la Val d'Arbia e la Val di Merse.
8. ↑ Il Tirreno to Sant'Innocenza a Piana, accessed on November 22, 2016 (Italian), with illus.
9. ↑ Il Tirreno zu San Lorenzo (Bibbiano), accessed on November 22, 2016 (Italian), with illus.
10. ^ Il Tirreno to Sant'Antonio a Segalari, accessed on November 22, 2016 (Italian), with illus.
11. ↑ Il Tirreno to San Lorenzo a Percenna, accessed on November 22, 2016 (Italian), with illus.
12. ↑ Castelli Toscani website on Bibbiano Castle, accessed on May 12, 2011
13. ^ I percorsi della Via Francigena nelle terre di Siena.
14. ^ Ovidio Guaita: Le Ville della Toscana. Newton & Compton Editori, Rome 1997, ISBN 88-8183-787-0
15. ↑ Repetti zu Chiatina ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
16. ^ Padovani / Santi
17. ^ Official website of the Museo di arte sacra della Val d'Arbia
18. ^ Text in the Italian edition of Wikisource
19. ↑ Dekameron-Übers. v. Karl Witte, Munich: Winkler-Verlag, 1964 at Zeno.org , accessed on January 4, 2015

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