Castel San Niccolò

Castel San Niccolò
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Arezzo  (AR)
Coordinates	43 ° 45 '  N , 11 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 44 '43 "  N , 11 ° 42' 36"  E
height	380  m slm
surface	82.99 km²
Residents	2,603 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	31 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	52018, 52010
prefix	0575
ISTAT number	051010
Popular name	Stradini
Patron saint	San Martino (November 11th)
Website	Castel San Niccolò municipality
Panorama of the eponymous castle Castello di San Niccolò

Castel San Niccolò is a Tuscan municipality with 2603 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Arezzo .

geography

Location of Castel San Niccolò in the province of Arezzo

The community extends over around 83  km² . It is located about 35 km northwest of the provincial capital Arezzo and 40 km east of the regional capital Florence in the Casentino Valley on the northern foothills of the Pratomagno mountain (1592 m).

The municipality of Castel San Niccolò consists of the districts Borgo alla Collina (429 m, approx. 265 inhabitants), Caiano (794 m, approx. 50 inhabitants), Cetica (700 m, approx. 270 inhabitants), Pagliericcio (430 m, approx 70 inhabitants), Prato di Strada (397 m, approx. 130 inhabitants), Rifiglio (420 m, approx. 130 inhabitants) and Strada (mostly Strada in Casentino , 380 m, approx. 1000 inhabitants). The main town is Strada in Casentino , it was created as the market square of the Castello and is located below the eponymous Castello on the Torrente Solano , the largest tributary of the Arno in Casentino and is separated from the Castello and the Borgo Castellano. The Arno spends 2 km as the eastern municipal boundary in the municipality, the Solano 14 of 15 km. Other important waters are the Garliano (every 7 km in the municipality), the Rifiglio (8 of 9 km in the municipality) and the Scheggia (4 of 10 km in the municipality).

The place is in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in Zone E, 2 170 GR / G. The churches of the parish are in the diocese of Fiesole .

Castel San Niccolò borders the municipalities of Castelfranco Piandiscò , Loro Ciuffenna , Montemignaio , Ortignano Raggiolo , Poppi , Pratovecchio Stia and Reggello ( FI ).

history

The Castello San Niccolò was first mentioned in 1029 as Corte di Vado . From 1212 on, it was under Guglielmo Novello of the Guidi family . The place was under the control of the Guidi until 1349, after which it fell under the control of Florence due to the revolts against Galeotto Guidi that had begun in 1342. In 1440 the place was besieged and captured by Niccolò Piccinino .

After the Castello lost its importance, the Borgo alla Strada (today Strada in Casentino ) was built on the valley floor as a market square on the road connecting Florence. The first town center was Vado dal Guado , which is located directly on the bridge to the Castello and which today belongs to the Strada district. This is where the first town center was built around today's Piazza Matteotti (formerly also Piazza del Mercato ) and later Piazza Umberto I. The municipality of Castel San Niccolò emerged from the former places Vado, Garliano and Cetica and their respective districts. It was named after the church Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Niccolò , which is close to the castle . By decree of Grand Duke Leopold II , Borgo alla Collina and Montemignaio were added in 1776, the latter place becoming independent in 1808 by a decree of Napoleon . In 1859 the place was assigned to the province of Arezzo, in 1868 the places Caiano, Ristonchi and Battifolle were assigned to the place. At the end of the 19th century the place experienced a population increase, which was mainly caused by the silk, leather and cotton processing industries.

Attractions

Castello dei Conti Guidi (Castello di San Niccolò)

Pieve di San Martino a Vado in Strada in Casentino

Sant'Agata a Orgi near Borgo a Collina

The castle Castello di Borgo a Collina in Borgo a Collina

• Castello dei Conti Guidi , castle on the Ghiazzuolo rock , first mentioned in 1029 as Corte di Vado . The Castello consists of a rocca , the church, the manorial palace, the mastio (main tower) and the fortified gate (today's clock tower).
• Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Niccolò , the parish church belonging to the Castello .
• Pieve di San Martino a Vado in the main town Strada in Casentino, Pieve from the 11th century, which originated as San Martino in Terdinula and was given its current name in 1153. Was restored in 1745 due to the flood damage to the campanile , the campanile and the apse were restored, the floor was raised and two side gates were installed. Further work took place from 1968 to 1973.
• Cappella della Visitazione , chapel on the market square in Strada (then Vado), was built in the 16th century and restored in the 18th century., Contains the work Immacolata Incoronata by Santi di Tito from 1580.
• Loggia Granaria , also Loggia del Mercato , ancient market square and wheat storage from the 16th century in Strada (Vado) on Piazza Matteotti.
• Palazzo Vettori-Tommasi , historic building in Piazza Matteotti.
• Palazzo Vettori , historic building in Piazza Matteotti.
• Villa Gatteschi-Tommasi , building from 1747 on Piazza Piave, today's town hall.
• Borgo alla Collina , former castle of the Counts Guidi and today's district, which was given to Cristoforo Landino by Florence in the 15th century . His relics are now in the Church of San Donato. Of the former four city gates, the Porta di Orgi and the Arco sotto il Castello have been preserved.
• Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Donato , a parochial church built in 1846 in the Borgo alla Collina district , contains the work Sposalizio di Santa Caterina e quattro Santi, created in 1408 by the maestro di Borgo alla Collina .
• Oratorio di Sant'Agata di Orgi , oratory from the 10th century near Borgo alla Collina and the Arno.
• Battifolle , the former ancestral seat of a Guidi family, was abandoned around 1440 after the Battle of Anghiari . Today the Guidi castle can only be seen as a ruin.
• Chiesa di San Lorenzo a Startia , medieval church near Battifolle
• Chiesa di San Silvestro , church from the 13th century in the district of Caiano
• Chiesa di San Niccolò , church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century in Ristonchi.
• Chiesa di San Michele (also called Sant'Angelo ), church in the center of the district of Cetica. Contains the work Madonna col Bambino by Francesco Pesellino .
• Chiesa di Santa Maria , 13th century church near Cetica.
• Bagni di Cetica , thermal baths at an altitude of 1227 m, which were documented as early as 1205.
• Chiesa di San Pancrazio , 13th century church near Pagliericcio.
• Chiesa di Santa Maria a Spalanni , medieval church.
• Chiesa di San Michele a Vertelli , 13th century church.

Parish partnership

The community maintains a community partnership with Pégomas , Alpes-Maritimes department , France .

Events

• Biennale della Pietra Lavorata , biennial (odd years) exhibition on sculpture in the Strada district.

literature

• Giovanni Caselli: Casentino - Guida Storico Ambientale. Editrice Le Balze, Montepulciano 2003, ISBN 88-87187-81-9 , p. 69 ff.
• Comune di Castel San Niccolò (ed.): Castel San Niccolò. Ricordi dal seccolo breve. Lineagrafico, Città di Castello 2001
• Emanuele Repetti: CASTEL S. NICCOLO ', nel Val d'Arno casentinese. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846). Online version of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian)
• Touring Club Italiano : Toscana. Milan 2003, ISBN 88-365-2767-1 , p. 803 f.

Web links

Commons : Castel San Niccolò  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Castel San Niccolò
• Website of Pro Loco in the district of Borgo alla Collina
• Website of the Pro Loco I tre confini in the district of Cetica
• Website tuscany in dettaglio to Castel San Niccolò
• Link to the Casentino region

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 ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Arezzo, accessed on November 1, 2013 (Italian)
3. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Castel San Niccolò on the history of the place , accessed on December 16, 2012 (Italian)
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Touring Club Italiano: Toscana.
5. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Castel San Niccolò zu Strada , accessed on December 16, 2012 (Italian)
6. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Castel San Niccolò , accessed on November 1, 2013 (Italian)
7. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA) , accessed on December 16, 2012 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
8. ↑ ^{a b} Official website of the municipality of Castel San Niccolò to the Castello , accessed on November 6, 2013 (Italian)
9. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Comune di Castel San Niccolò (ed.): Castel San Niccolò. Ricordi dal seccolo breve.
10. ↑ ^{a b} Emanuele Repetti: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833-1846).
11. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Giovanni Caselli: Casentino.
12. ^ Website of the place for the history
13. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Castel San Niccolò for the Cappella della Visitazione , accessed on November 6, 2013 (Italian)
14. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Castel San Niccolò in Borgo alla Collina , accessed on November 8, 2013 (Italian)
15. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Castel San Niccolò zu Ristonchi , accessed on November 8, 2013 (Italian)
16. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Castel San Niccolò zu Cetica , accessed on November 8, 2013 (Italian)
17. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Castel San Niccolò in San Pancrazio , accessed on November 8, 2013 (Italian)
18. ↑ Official website of the Biennale della Pietra Lavorata ( Memento of the original from March 17, 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 5, 2013 (Italian)