Caprese Michelangelo

Caprese Michelangelo
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Arezzo  (AR)
Coordinates	43 ° 38 '  N , 11 ° 59'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 38 '27 "  N , 11 ° 59' 9"  E
height	653  m slm
surface	67.34 km²
Residents	1,399 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	21 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	52033
prefix	0575
ISTAT number	051007
Popular name	capresani
Patron saint	John the Baptist (June 24th)
Website	Caprese Michelangelo municipality

Caprese Michelangelo is a municipality with 1399 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Arezzo in Tuscany , Italy .

geography

Location of Caprese Michelangelo in the province of Arezzo

The place is in the upper Tiber valley on the eastern edge of the central Italian region Tuscany , east of Florence on the ridge of the Apennines .

The districts include Casalino di Caprese, Dicciano, Fragaiolo, Gregnano, Lama, Monna, Papiano, Ponte Singerna, San Casciano, San Cristoforo, Selva Perugina, Sovaggio, Trecciano and Valboncione.

The neighboring municipalities are Anghiari , Chitignano , Chiusi della Verna , Pieve Santo Stefano and Subbiano .

history

The area was already settled in the Etruscan period. In the Middle Ages, the area was strongly influenced by the Longobards who settled here . In 1226 the place came under the rule of Arezzo . By royal decree of February 9, 1913, the name of its most famous citizen, Michelangelo , was added to the place name Caprese.

Attractions

Museo michelangiolesco

• Museo michelangiolesco
• Museo dell'acqua e del mulino
• Biblioteca Michelangiolesca

Personalities

• Michelangelo (1475–1564), painter, sculptor, architect and poet
• Giovanni Santini (1797–1877), astronomer and mathematician
• Elio Boncompagni (1933–2019), conductor

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ History of the place on capresemichelangelo.net

Web links

Commons : Caprese Michelangelo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files