Calcinaia

Calcinaia
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Pisa (PI)
Coordinates	43 ° 41 ' N , 10 ° 37' E Coordinates: 43 ° 41 '4 " N , 10 ° 37' 9" E
height	16 m slm
surface	14.99 km²
Residents	12,745 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	850 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	56012
prefix	0587
ISTAT number	050004
Popular name	Calcinaioli
Patron saint	Santa Ubaldesca (May 29)
Website	Calcinaia
	; Panorama of Calcinaia

Calcinaia is an Italian commune in the province of Pisa in the Tuscany region with 12,745 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Location of Calcinaia in the province of Pisa

The capital of the municipality of Calcinaia is located approx. 25 km east of the provincial capital Pisa and approx. 50 km west of the regional capital Florence on the right bank of the Arno , in the plain southeast of Monte Pisano in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone D, 1,864 GR /G.

The municipality of Fornacette, five kilometers to the south-west, as well as Oltrarno, Sardina and Montecchio also belong to the municipality.

Calcinaia borders Bientina to the north, Santa Maria a Monte to the east, Pontedera to the south and Cascina and Vicopisano to the west .

history

Arno promenade

In Roman times the place was called Vicus Vitri . In the Middle Ages it is attested under this name from 975, while the name Calcinaia, first attested in 1193, goes back to numerous lime kilns built in the area (ital .: calce ).

In the High Middle Ages, Calcinaia belonged first to the rule of the Count Cadolingi of Fucecchio and then to the Ghibelline family Upezzinghi from Pisa. The most famous representative of the family was Gualtieri di Calcinaia, who became Podestà of San Gimignano in 1221 and of Arezzo in 1243 . Despite a friendship treaty with the Upezzinghi, Pisa installed a jurisdiction (a Capitano della Repubblica and a Magistrato ) in the town in 1284 .

Calcinaia became the scene of rivalries between the republics of Pisa and Lucca and came under the rule of Florence in the 15th century . From 1555 Grand Duke Cosimo I de 'Medici , a. a. according to plans by Leonardo da Vinci to carry out extensive water regulation work in order to combat the sometimes severe flooding of the Arno. The riverbed of the Arno was moved to the south, so that Calcinaia, which was originally on the left bank of the Arno, is now to the right of it. The work continued under the Habsburg-Lothringen Grand Dukes .

After the drainage measures, agriculture developed around Calcinaia (grain, vegetables, hemp and linen ). From the 1960s, many industrial and service companies settled in the Fornacette district.

Culture and sights

Torre degli Upezzinghi

town hall

Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista - The church in the center was mentioned for the first time in 1193. The current building dates from the 18th century and was restored after severe damage in World War II. In the church is the grave of St. Ubaldesca.
Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo - church in the center of the village, which was built in the late 16th century to replace the Pieve San Giovanni Battista, which was badly damaged after an Arno flood . Some materials from San Giovanni Battista were used for the construction. Has been rebuilt several times, the current facade dates from 1860 and was created by Teofilo Arganini. The entrance portal from 1694 with the coat of arms of Alessandro Bacchereti was preserved. After the consecration of the new church of San Giovanni Battista, the church was given to the Compagnia di San Michele Arcangelo, but at the end of the Second World War it again took over the functions of the Pieve until 1946.
Calcinaia City Walls , also called the New City Walls . Originated in the 1280s by Pisa and contained ten defense towers.
- Torre degli Upezzinghi - The tower in the town center was built in the early 13th century by the Upezzinghi family . The tower later became part of the new city walls that Pisa wanted.
- Torre alla fornace - tower of the city walls, built in the 1280s.
- Torre Mozza - Tower of the city walls, built in the 1280s.
Ponte ferroviario - ruins of a railway bridge over the Arno, which was inaugurated in 1928 and was located on the Pontedera – Lucca railway line. Was destroyed during the Second World War in 1944. From the bridge 2 of 6 arches (21.50 m each) have been preserved.
Chiesa dei Caduti - Church in the town center near the Torre degli Upezzinghi.
Chiesa di Sant'Andrea in Pozzale - Church in the Fornacette district in the classical style.
Chiesa Regina Pacis in Fornacette - Church consecrated in 2002 in the Fornacette district.

Cappella di Santo Stefano in Sardina - Chapel in Sardina, was built in the 15th century about 1083 mentioned chapel of San Lorenzo de Anghio .

Regular events

Regata Storica - Historical regatta on the Arno on June 4th. In the regatta, which is accompanied by a parade in historical costumes, three districts ( rioni ) compete against each other: Montecchio in the north, which traditionally represents the bourgeoisie; Oltrarno south of the Arno, which represents the simple rural population, and Nave . The regatta is the highlight of the celebrations in honor of the patron saint Ubaldesca.
Sagra della Nozza , village festival in May, where a traditional local dessert, the Nozza , is offered.

Community partnerships

Calcinaia entertains you with following locations partnerships :

France Amilly (Loiret) ( France )
France Noves (France)
Spain Vilanova del Camí ( Spain )

Amilly and Vilanova del Camí have also entered into a partnership with each other.

People born in the church

Santa Ubaldesca Taccini (? 1136–1206), saint
Narciso Feliciano Pelosini (1823–1896), lawyer and senator
Luca Orsini Baroni (1871–1948), diplomat

literature

Emanuele Repetti: Calcinaja - Cilecchio Vecchio e Nuovo. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (PDF, Italian)