Cavriglia

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Cavriglia
coat of arms
Cavriglia (Italy)
Cavriglia
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Arezzo  (AR)
Coordinates 43 ° 31 '  N , 11 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 31 '17 "  N , 11 ° 29' 11"  E
height 308  m slm
surface 60.86 km²
Residents 9,538 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 157 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 52022
prefix 055
ISTAT number 051013
Popular name Cavrigliesi
Patron saint San Donato d'Arezzo
(August 7th)
Website Cavriglia
Panorama of Cavriglia
Panorama of Cavriglia

Cavriglia is an Italian commune with 9538 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Arezzo in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of Cavriglia in the province of Arezzo

Cavriglia is located about 35 km west of the provincial capital Arezzo and 35 km southeast of the regional capital Florence . It is the westernmost municipality in the province of Arezzo and is located in the upper Arno Valley (Valdarno Superiore) a few kilometers northeast of the Chianti in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in zone E, 2 106 GG. The churches of the parish are in the diocese of Fiesole .

The districts include Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni (280 m, approx. 1000 inhabitants), Massa dei Sabbioni (351 m, approx. 150 inhabitants), Meleto Valdarno (240 m, approx. 450 inhabitants), Montegonzi (439 m, approx. 140 Inhabitants), Neri (294 m, approx. 520 inhabitants), San Cipriano Valdarno-Santa Barbara (143 m, approx. 1800 inhabitants) and Vacchereccia (150 m, approx. 730 inhabitants).

The neighboring municipalities are Figline e Incisa Valdarno ( FI ), Gaiole in Chianti ( SI ), Greve in Chianti (FI), Montevarchi , Radda in Chianti (SI) and San Giovanni Valdarno .

history

The community was founded on March 17, 1809 under Napoleonic rule . Before that, most of the districts were independent and mostly of Etruscan origin. Most of the place names are derived from the time of the Etruscans and the Romans: Caprilius for Cavriglia or Avane for the entire region of the upper Arno valley, e.g. B. Castelnuovo d'Avane (today Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni) and San Cipriano in Avane (today San Cipriano Valdarno). In the Middle Ages (12th and 13th centuries) the area was ruled by the count families Conti and Ricasoli , later by the Ubertini and the Pazzi (14th century). After the introduction of the so-called leagues (Italian Leghe ) by the Republic of Florence, most of the towns joined the Lega d'Avane , the capital of which is now the district of Montegonzi. With the reforms of Grand Duke Leopold I , the Lega d'Avane was annexed to the neighboring community of San Giovanni Valdarno in 1773 , where it remained until Cavriglia was founded in 1809.

On July 4, 1944 (and partly on the following days), a retaliatory action by the Parachute Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring of the Wehrmacht took place, in which 173 male residents lost their lives. The Cavriglia massacre took place mainly in the districts of Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni and Meleto.

Attractions

Pieve di San Giovanni Battista in the town center
Chiesa di Santa Maria, lower town center
Chiesa di San Lorenzo a Casignano, apse
Chiesa di San Donato, Borgo Vecchio di Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni
  • Pieve di San Giovanni Battista , Pieve in the town center, which was mentioned as early as the 11th century and changed significantly in the 18th century. The work San Giovannino nel deserto (approx. 1500) is assigned to Benedetto Buglioni .
    • Museo della Pieve , part of the Pieve San Giovanni Battista (Cappella della compagnia del Nome di Gesù). Contains the painting Circoncisione di Gesù , attributed to Benedetto Veli (1564–1639), as well as other works by Benedetto Buglioni.
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria , church in the town center and former convent of the Vallombrosans , founded in 1066 by Gisla Ricasoli. The church was significantly changed in the 19th century, only the bell tower remained untouched. Contains the panel painting Madonna con il Bambino tra i Santi Michele, Berta, Giovanni Gualberto e Sebastiano from the late 16th century by a painter of the Fiorentine school and in the chapel the fresco Episodi della sua vita by Giovanni Bassan (early 20th century).
  • San Lorenzo a Casignano , church in Borgo Casignano.
  • San Donato , former church of the castle (Borgo Vecchio) in Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni.
  • Monumento ai Caduti , monument to the fallen of Venturino Venturi in the district of Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni.
  • Murales , artwork by Venturino Venturi in the Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni district.
  • Museo della Miniere e del Territorio in the district of Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni, mining museum
  • San Pietro , church in Massa dei Sabbioni, mentioned in 1299.
  • Santa Cristina , church in Meleto Valdarno.
  • Cassero (also Rocca or Castello ), former castle in the Montegonzi district.
  • Chiesa di San Pietro , 13th century church in Montegonzi.
  • Chiesa della Compagnia della Santissima Annunziata , church in Montegonzi, built in 1814.
  • San Cipriano in Avane , church in San Cipriano Valdarno.
  • Pieve di San Pancrazio , Pieve in San Pancrazio near the district of Neri, which was mentioned as early as the 11th century.
  • Chiesa di San Salvatore , church in Vacchereccia, mentioned in 1299.

economy

traffic

  • The A1 / E 35 autostrada runs from Milan to Naples not far from the municipality . The closest junction is Valdarno near Montevarchi (around 10 km).
  • The nearest train station is the Montevarchi-Terranuova stop on the Florence-Rome railway line (around 5 km).
  • At Cavriglia there is a small airfield ( Aviosuperficie Valdarno ) for general aviation .

Community partnerships

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on November 11, 2017 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  3. ↑ Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on the districts and population figures 2001 in the province of Arezzo, accessed on November 11, 2017 (Italian)
  4. ↑ a b c Official website of the municipality of Cavriglia on the history of the place, accessed on January 7, 2010 (Italian)
  5. ^ Cavrigliari ( July 4th, 1994 ) (Italian), on Straginazifasciste. Retrieved November 6, 2019
  6. ↑ a b I Luoghi della Fede.
  7. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cavriglia for the Museo della Pieve, accessed on November 13, 2017 (Italian)
  8. ↑ Website of the Museo della Miniere e del Territorio in Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni , accessed on June 29, 2013 (Italian)
  9. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cavriglia on Massa dei Sabbioni, accessed on November 12, 2017 (Italian)
  10. ↑ a b c montegonzi.it: Ciò che resta a Montegonzi , accessed on November 13, 2017 (Italian)
  11. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cavriglia for Pieve San Pancrazio, accessed on November 12, 2017 (Italian)
  12. ^ Official website of the municipality of Cavriglia in Vacchereccia, accessed on November 12, 2017 (Italian)
  13. ↑ web.rete.toscana.it/cultura/architettura?command=showDettaglio&codice=200030&provincia=Arezzo, website of the Tuscany region for the Centrale Termoelettrica Santa Barbara, accessed on June 29, 2013 (Italian), no longer available
  14. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cavriglia in Muro di Cino, accessed on November 11, 2017 (Italian)
  15. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Cavriglia on the municipal partnerships , accessed on November 11, 2017 (Italian)