Cascina

This article covers the municipality of Cascina. For the river of the same name, see Cascina (river) .

Cascina
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Pisa  (PI)
Coordinates	43 ° 41 ′  N , 10 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 40 ′ 48 ″  N , 10 ° 30 ′ 1 ″  E
height	8  m slm
surface	79.23 km²
Residents	45,448 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	574 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	56021
prefix	050
ISTAT number	050008
Popular name	Cascinesi
Patron saint	Saints Innocenzo and Fiorentino (First Tuesday after the last Monday in May)
Website	Cascina
Cascina, in the city center

Cascina is a municipality in the province of Pisa in the Italian region of Tuscany with 45,448 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The pronunciation is [ ˈkaʃʃina ].

geography

Location of Cascina in the province of Pisa

The municipality is one of the largest suburbs of Pisa and extends over approx. 79 km². It is located approx. 60 km west of the regional capital Florence , 13 km southeast of Pisa (provincial capital) and approx. 20 km from the Mediterranean Sea. The place is on the Arno (13 km) and in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in zone D, 1,853 GG.

The districts include Arnaccio, Casciavola, Laiano, Latignano, Marciana, Montione, Musigliano , Navacchio, Pettori, Ripoli, San Benedetto, San Casciano, San Frediano a Settimo, San Giorgio a Bibbiano, San Lorenzo a Pagnatico, San Lorenzo alle Corti, San Prospero, San Sisto al Pino, Santo Stefano a Macerata, Titignano, Visignano and Zambra.

The neighboring municipalities are Calcinaia , Casciana Terme Lari , Collesalvetti ( LI ), Crespina Lorenzana , Pisa , Pontedera , San Giuliano Terme and Vicopisano .

history

The place is first mentioned in the 8th century in documents of the Bishop of Pisa . A parchment dated June 26, 750 mentions the church of Santa Maria di Cassina . On July 29, 1364, the battle of Cascina between the troops of Pisa and Florence took place near the city , which ended in a victory for the Florentines. The Pisans recorded 1,000 deaths and 2,000 prisoners. Cascina itself initially remained under the influence of Pisa. The government from Pisa reinforced the city walls in 1385 with 14 defense towers. The place first came to Florence in 1407, but remained under the government of Pisa for almost the entire 15th century. After the battle of June 26, 1499, the place then belonged to the Republic of Florence. In 1504 Michelangelo Buonarotti was commissioned to paint a wall painting with scenes from the battle for the Hall of the Five Hundred in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. Michelangelo, however, did not get beyond making a few sketches before heading to Rome. Some of the sketches are still in the possession of the Earl of Leicester at Holkham Hall in Norfolk , England today (2011) .

See also : Battle of Cascina

Attractions

In the main town

• Pieve di San Giovanni e Santa Maria Assunta , Pieve in the town center from the early 9th century.
• Oratorio di Santa Croce , 17th century, to the right of the Pieve San Giovanni e Santa Maria. Used today by the Compagnia della Misericordia .
• Torre dell'Orologio , also called Torre Civica. Clock and bell tower on the western city wall.
• Oratorio di San Giovanni Battista , also called dei Cavalieri , was created by the Cavalieri di Rodi ( Cavalieri di Malta ) at the end of the 14th century.
• Santuario della Madonna dell'Acqua , just east of the town center on the Arno River, was built between 1614 and 1619 by Iacopo Maruscelli.

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  The Church of San Giovanni e Santa Maria Assunta

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  The Torre Civica (also Torre dell'Orologio )

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  The city walls

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  The town hall

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  Oratorio di San Giovanni Battista

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  The Santuario Madonna dell'Acqua

In the districts

• Santi Andrea e Lucia , church in the Ripoli district, medieval church that was redesigned in 1725. Contains by Barnaba da Modena the work Madonna col Bambino tra Angeli ei Santi Bartolomeo, Andrea, Pietro e Agostino , created around 1360.
• Sacro Cuore di Gesù , church in the district of Latignano. Was consecrated in 1903.
• San Benedetto a Settimo (also Madonna del Piano , built in 861), church in San Benedetto, which was built in the 9th century.
• San Donato , church in the district of Montione.
• San Frediano a Settimo , church in the district of the same name, was first mentioned in 1178. The holy water font dates from 1610. In the 18th century the choir (1763) and the dome (1786) were added, and the new high altar was consecrated in 1844.

San Giorgio a Bibbiano

San Lorenzo a Pagnatico

The San Savino Abbey in Montione

• San Giorgio a Bibbiano , church in the district of the same name, first mentioned in 1217.
• Sant'Ilario , church in the Titignano district, built in 1873.
• Santi Ippolito e Cassiano , Pieve in the district of San Casciano, which was first mentioned in 970.
• San Jacopo , church in the district of Navacchio, recorded on maps from the 13th century.
• San Jacopo , church in the district of Zambra, which was consecrated to San Torpè until 1168 .
• San Lorenzo a Pagnatico , 12th century church in the district of the same name.
• San Lorenzo alle Corti , Pieve in the district of the same name, 11th century.
• Santa Maria , church in the district of Zambra, 17th century.
• San Martino , church in the Musigliano district , consecrated in 1130.
• San Michele Arcangelo , church in the Casciavola district.
• San Michele Arcangelo , church in the Marciana hamlet, mentioned in 1119.
• San Miniato in Marcianella , church in the district of Marcianella, was built in the early 11th century.
• Santi Pietro e Giusto , church in the district of Visignano. The present church was built in 1796.
• Santi Pietro e Paolo , church in the district of Latignano, 13th century.
• San Prospero , also San Prospero e Santa Caterina d'Alessandria , church in the district of San Prospero. Was changed by the Di Lupo Parra family from 1770, the current facade dates from 1828. Contains the frescoes Miracoli di San Prospero , San Prospero in gloria and Evangelisti insieme alla Madonna del Rosario (all 19th century).
• Badia di San Savino , abbey from the early 12th century in the district of Montione. Probably arose from the Longobards and came to the Camaldolese in the 12th century .
• San Sisto , church in the district of San Sisto al Pino.
• Santo Stefano , church in the district of Santo Stefano a Macerata, Località Chiesanuova. Was consecrated in 1826.
• Santo Stefano , church in the Pettori district, first mentioned around 1275.

economy

Tourism is an important industry. The hotels in the city of Pisa are almost always fully booked in the summer season, which is why many tourists find hotels and accommodations in Cascina.

traffic

• There is public transport (buses) and a yellow motorway from Florence to Pisa and Livorno ( Strada di grande comunicazione Firenze-Pisa-Livorno , Cascina junction)
• The place has three stops on the Florence-Pisa railway line (Ferrovia Leopolda). These are Cascina , San Frediano a Settimo and Navacchio .

Town twinning

There is a partnership with the cities of Bruntál in the Czech Republic , Sebnitz in Saxony and Montabaur in Rhineland-Palatinate .

literature

• Emanuele Repetti: CASCINA (Cassina) nel Val d'Arno pisano. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846). Online edition of the University of Siena (PDF, Italian)
• Touring Club Italiano : Toscana. Milan 2003, ISBN 88-365-2767-1 , p. 327 f.

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Cascina (Italian)
• I Luoghi della Fede , website of the Tuscany region about the churches in Tuscany. (Pisa, Area Pisana)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Cascina , accessed on August 19, 2016 (Italian)
3. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on November 16, 2016 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Emanuele Repetti: CASCINA (Cassina) nel Val d'Arno pisano.
5. ↑ ^{a b c d} Touring Club Italiano: Toscana.
6. ↑ ^{a b c d e} I Luoghi della Fede. Tuscany region website, accessed August 19, 2016 (Italian)
7. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cascina: Chiesa dei Santi Andrea e Lucia a Ripoli  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on February 16, 2018 (PDF, Italian)  
8. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo Apostoli <Latignano, Cascina> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian)
9. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cascina for the Church of Madonna del Piano a S. Benedetto a Settimo ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 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. , accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian) 
10. ↑ Emanuele Repetti: Montione nel Val d'Arno Pisano. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846) , online version of the University of Siena , accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian)
11. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cascina for the Church of San Frediano a Settimo ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2018 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. , accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian) 
12. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cascina for the church of San Giorgio a Bibbiano ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 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. , accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian) 
13. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa di Sant'Ilario <Titignano, Cascina> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian)
14. ↑ Emanuele Repetti: NAVACCHIO nel Val d'Arno Pisano. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846) , online version of the University of Siena , accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian)
15. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cascina in San Jacopo (San Torpè) ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 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. , accessed on November 16, 2016 (Italian) 
16. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa di San Lorenzo <San Lorenzo a Pagnatico, Cascina> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian)
17. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cascina in San Lorenzo alle Corti ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 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. , accessed on November 16, 2016 (Italian) 
18. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa di Santa Maria e San Iacopo <Zambra, Cascina> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian)
19. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo <Casciavola, Cascina> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian)
20. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cascina for the church of San Michele a Marciana ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 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. , accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian) 
21. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Giusto <Visignano, Cascina> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian)
22. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cascina for the church Pietro e Paolo a Latignano ( Memento of the original of November 30, 2016 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. , accessed on November 16, 2016 (Italian) 
23. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cascina for the church of San Prospero e Santa Caterina d'Alessandria ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 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. , accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian) 
24. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cascina for the Church of San Sisto al Pino ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 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. , accessed on November 16, 2016 (Italian) 
25. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa di Santo Stefano Protomartire <Santo Stefano a Macerata, Cascina> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian)
26. ↑ Official website of the Cascina parish for the Church of Santo Stefano a Pettori ( memento of the original from February 19, 2015 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. , accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian)