Certaldo
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| Country | Italy | |
| region | Tuscany | |
| Metropolitan city | Florence (FI) | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 33 ' N , 11 ° 2' E | |
| height | 67 m slm | |
| surface | 75 km² | |
| Residents | 15,868 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density | 212 inhabitants / km² | |
| Post Code | 50052 | |
| prefix | 0571 | |
| ISTAT number | 048012 | |
| Popular name | Certaldesi | |
| Patron saint | San Tommaso (July 3rd) | |
| Website | Certaldo | |
 Certaldo panorama |
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Certaldo is an Italian municipality with 15,868 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the center of the Elsa Valley in the metropolitan city of Florence .
geography
Certaldo is located around 40 km southwest of Florence . The city area is crossed by the Elsa River. The historic center of the city, the upper town ( Certaldo Alto ) lies on a hill, the lower town ( Certaldo Basso ) below the river and directly on the Via Francigena was built in the 17th century. A funicular takes you from the lower town to the upper town.
The districts include Fiano, Sciano, Bagnano and Marcialla.
The neighboring municipalities are Barberino Tavarnelle , Castelfiorentino , Gambassi Terme , Montespertoli and San Gimignano (SI) .
history
The origins of the place go back to the Etruscan era, but the place itself was first mentioned in 1164, when Friedrich Barbarossa gave the places Certaldo, Pogni and Semifonte (today Barberino Val d'Elsa ) to Count Alberti from Prato . Certaldo is also mentioned in Dante's 16th Canto of the Inferno. Above all, the place is known as the possible place of birth and death of Giovanni Boccaccio , who was also buried here. The Praetorian Palace was the royal castle loyal Count Alberti, who kept her possession when she 1184 the Guelph submitted Florence. In 1292 Florence took over the direct rule in Certaldo, the Palazzo Pretorio became the seat of the governor, in 1415 the seat of the Vicariate of the Elsa and Pesa (Val di Pesa). The coats of arms still visible today on the outer facade and in the entrance hall are family coats of arms of various vicars. Due to the Via Francigena running below the historic city center and its trade flows, the place enlarged in the 17th century, the lower part of the town was given the name Certaldo Basso . In 1784 the place lost the vicariate, the Palazzo dei Vicari (Palazzo Pretorio) was then used as the town hall until 1866, when the town hall was relocated to Certaldo Basso on Piazza Boccaccio. The Empoli - Siena railway line, built in 1849, with a stop in Certaldo Basso, brought further economic upswing, which was reinforced by tobacco and wheat cultivation since the 19th century. Tourism has been another important branch of the economy since the 1980s.
Population development
| year | 1861 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1936 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2016 |
| Residents | 6,585 | 9,129 | 10,439 | 10,692 | 11,879 | 12.094 | 12,104 | 13,408 | 15,614 | 15,913 | 15,942 | 15,670 | 16,159 |
Attractions in Certaldo Alto
- Giovanni Boccaccio's house in Via Boccaccio, Certaldo Alto's main street, was damaged by bombing during World War II , but was quickly rebuilt after the war. Inside there are frescoes by Pietro Benvenuti from 1826.
- The Palazzo Pretorio at the top of Via Boccaccio dates back to the 12th century and was expanded in the 15th and 16th centuries.
- In the former church of SS Jacopo e Filippo (approx. 12th century) are the tombs of Boccaccio and Saint Juliet of Certaldo; Attached is a Romanesque cloister and convent of the Augustinian order from the 14th century, which has housed the Museo di Arte Sacra (Museum of Sacred Art) since 2001 .
- The former church Chiesa dei Santi Tommaso e Prospero from the beginning of the 13th century next to the Palazzo Pretorio contains a tabernacle by Benozzo Gozzoli from the 15th century.
- The Palazzo Stiozzi Ridolfi on Via Boccaccio dates from the 14th century.
- Chiesa di Santa Maria, church from the 14th / 15th centuries Century in the district of Bagnano, the work included Trittico della Madonna con Bambino, San Pietro e San Romolo (created around 1315/1320, is now in the Museo di Arte Sacra in Certaldo) by Ugolino di Nerio .
Certaldo city gates
All three city gates, Porta al Sole , Porta al Rivellino and Porto Alberti , have been preserved from the city fortifications and, like the city wall, date from the 14th century. The Porta al Sole was the medieval main gate and bears the coat of arms of the Medici , the city lords at the time the fortifications were built. The name Gate to the Sun comes from its south-facing location. Like the Porta Rivellino, it is connected to the Via Francigena via the Costa Vecchia road to the south-west, later the more modern Via del Castello was built parallel to it. The city gate Porta Alberti was the southeastern entrance to the Francigena and was reached from it via the Costa Alberti road. The cable car station that leads to Certaldo Basso is located at Porta Alberti.
Porta Alberti
Porta Rivellino (towards San Gimignano )
Porta al Sole (Gate to the Sun), main gate in the Middle Ages
Awards
- Certaldo is the holder of the Bandiera Arancione of the Touring Club Italiano (TCI) and has been awarded, among other things, for its homogeneous historic town center.
Town twinning
Certaldo signed city partnerships with the cities of Neuruppin in Brandenburg ( Germany ) in 1968 and Kanramachi in Japan . An agreement on friendly relations with Canterbury in the county of Kent ( England ) has existed since 1997 and was renewed in 2005.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375), writer, poet and humanist
- Ernesto Calindri (1909–1999), actor
- Luciano Spalletti (* 1959), football coach
- Rose McGowan (* 1973), actress, author and activist
Honorary citizen
- The German graphic designer and illustrator Werner Klemke was awarded the honorary citizen of Certaldo for his illustrations for the Decamerone .
- The Swiss pianist and music researcher Kurt von Fischer was made an honorary citizen of Certaldo for his services to Trecento research.
literature
- Allegri, Francesca / Tosi, Massimo: Certaldo, Federighi Editori, Certaldo 2004, ISBN 88-89159-01-4
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Certaldo cannot be regarded as secure as the place of birth; Florence is also assumed to be the place of birth.
- ↑ Certaldo official website , accessed on May 16, 2019 (Italian)
- ↑ Certaldo official website , accessed on May 16, 2019 (Italian)
- ↑ Certaldo official website , accessed on May 16, 2019 (Italian)
- ↑ Certaldo official website , accessed on May 16, 2019 (Italian)
- ↑ Official website of the Touring Club Italiano , accessed August 6, 2010 (Italian)
- ↑ Certaldo's official website, accessed on August 7, 2010 ( 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.
- ↑ Place of birth uncertain. See above
