Canino

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Canino
coat of arms
Canino (Italy)
Canino
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Viterbo  (VT)
Coordinates 42 ° 28 '  N , 11 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 27 '54 "  N , 11 ° 45' 7"  E
height 229  m slm
surface 123 km²
Residents 5,236 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 43 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 01011
prefix 0761
ISTAT number 056012
Popular name Caninesi
Patron saint San Clemente
Website Canino
Canino, old town Le Buche
Canino, old town Le Buche

Canino is a municipality in the province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Lazio with 5236 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Canino is on the edge of the Monti Volsini between Lake Bolsena and Tuscania . It belongs to the Maremma Laziale. Canini is 111 km northeast of Rome , 130 km south of Siena and 42 km west of Viterbo . The municipality extends over a height of 19 to 436 m slm

The community is located in earthquake zone 3 (little risk).

The neighboring municipalities of Canino are Cellere , Ischia di Castro , Manciano ( GR ), Montalto di Castro , Tessennano and Tuscania .

traffic

Canino is on the state road SS 312 Via Castrense, which leads from Lake Bolsena to Via Aurelia near Montalto di Castro . The nearest train station is 21 km away in Montalto di Castro.

history

Castello di Vulci in Canino

In the Middle Ages, Canino belonged to the Farnese family . From 1534 to 1649 it belonged to the Duchy of Castro , which Pope Paul III. , bourgeois Alessandro Farnese, set up for his illegitimate son Pier Luigi II Farnese . After it was destroyed by Pope Urban VIII , it was incorporated into the Papal States.

In 1814 Pope Pius VII raised Lucien Bonaparte , the brother of Napoléon Bonaparte, to prince of Canino . Lucien Bonaparte had extensive excavations carried out in the area around Canino, including Vulci , in which mainly Etruscan finds were made.

Population development

year 1871 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 1,704 2,509 3,252 3,626 4,472 5,014 5,251 5,072

Source: ISTAT

politics

Mauro Pucci from the right-wing Rinnovamento Caninese citizens' list was elected mayor in May 2011. His list also has the majority in the local council with 8 out of 12 seats. He replaced Lina Novelli ( center-left alliance ) (2006-2011), who was no longer a candidate.

Partner communities

Canino is aiming for a community partnership with the community of Nufringen , Böblingen district, Baden-Württemberg. In autumn 2009 a delegation from Canino came to Nufringen, the return visit was in autumn 2010.

Attractions

Capella Bonaparte, burial place of the Bonaparte family in the parish church
Fresco in the Tomba François
  • The old town, called Le Buche , still has a closed medieval townscape.
  • The Palazzo Bonaparte was built by Giuseppe Valadier for Lucien Bonaparte.
  • The parish church of Santi Apostoli Giovanni e Andrea was built from 1783 to 1793 on the site of a medieval church.
  • Santa Croce Church is the oldest church in Canino.
  • The former monastery of San Francesco was founded in the 15th century by Gabriele Francesco Farnese .
  • On the road to Ischia di Castro are the ruins of the fortress Castellardo with the remains of cave dwellings. It was first mentioned in 1175 and destroyed by the Caninesi in 1459.
  • Canino has shares in the archaeological park of the ancient city of Vulci , in particular the necropolis di Ponte Rotto with the tombs of the Tumulo della Cuccumella, Tomba delle Iscrizioni and the Tomba François .

Culinary specialties

Canino is famous for its olive oil , which has been awarded the DOP designation of origin . Canino is the center of green asparagus cultivation . Every year in April the Sagra dell'Asparago (Asparagus Festival) takes place here.

Sons and daughters of the place

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ^ Italian civil defense
  3. ↑ Italian Ministry of the Interior ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / comunali2011.interno.it
  4. ↑ Canino.info
  5. ↑ Camera di Comercio Tuscia Viterbese ( Memento of the original of September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tusciaviterbese.it

Web links

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