Collazzone

Collazone
Country	Italy
region	Umbria
province	Perugia  (PG)
Coordinates	42 ° 54 '  N , 12 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 54 '3 "  N , 12 ° 26' 5"  E
height	469  m slm
surface	55.81 km²
Residents	3,388 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	61 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	06050
prefix	075
ISTAT number	054014
Popular name	Collazzonesi
Patron saint	Lawrence of Rome (August 10th)
Website	Collazzone
Panorama of Collazzone

Collazzone is an Italian commune in the Umbria region with 3388 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

The location of Collazzone in the province of Perugia

The place belongs to the province of Perugia and the area of ​​the central Tiber valley. The municipality is located about 25 km south of the provincial and regional capital Perugia and about 15 km north of Todi .

The Tiber and the Torrente Puglia flow through the municipality, with the Puglia flowing into the Tiber from the east in the western municipality. The municipality is part of the Comunità montana Trasimeno Medio Tevere and is in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in Zone E, 2 266 GR / G.

The districts (frazioni) include Acquasanta (166 m, approx. 70 inhabitants), Assignano (297 m, approx. 20 inhabitants), Canalicchio (420 m, approx. 10 inhabitants), Carceri (175 m, approx. 90 inhabitants) , Casalalta (325 m, approx. 60 inhabitants), Collepepe (251 m, approx. 900 inhabitants), Gaglietole (326 m, approx. 80 inhabitants) and Piedicolle (324 m, approx. 120 inhabitants).

Neighboring communities include Bettona , Deruta , Fratta Todina , Gualdo Cattaneo , Marsciano and Todi .

history

The first settlements in the municipality date from the time of the Romans, when they built near Carceri and Collepepe at the mouth of the Paglia in the Tiber. Later the place belonged to the part of the county of Perugia, which was ruled by Todi. The place itself was probably created between the 8th and 9th centuries by an Attone (Azzone) from the Atti family, who was under the rule of Spoleto . The place name is derived from Colle di Attone (Hill of Attone), the name transformed over time to Collazzone. From 1332 to 1647 ruled Baglioni from Perugia the place then took over the Papal States rule over Collazzone. After the occupation of Italy by Napoleon (1805-1814), the place became part of the Kingdom of Italy and later part of the Italian Republic.

Attractions

The church of San Lorenzo in the center of Collazzone

The church of Madonna del Buon Consiglio near the district of Collepepe

The city walls of Collazzone

At the city wall

• Chiesa di San Lorenzo , church in the town center. It was built in its current form in 1902 over an older structure from 1671. The campanile was built in the 18th century. Contains the work Madonna col Bambino (wooden statue from the 13th century, crypt), San Carlo Borromeo (canvas painting from 1615 by Pietro Paolo Sensini, from the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and located in the Sala Parrocchiale), Adorazione dei pastori (Canvas painting by Pietro Paolo Sensini from 1628, Sala Parrocchiale) and Crocefisso (fra i santi Michele Arcangelo e Carlo Borromeo) (painting, Sala Parrocchiale).
• Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo , church in the center of the village on Corso Vittorio Emanuele III.
• Municipio , town hall on Piazza Jacopone in the center, contains a portal that is attributed to Vignola (1507–1573).
• Convento di San Lorenzo , monastery just outside the city walls. Here died Iacopone da Todi on December 25, 1306. Belonged since 1227 to the Benedictines , then from 1236 to the Franciscans . Lost its importance from 1370 and has been privately owned since 1806.
• Castello di Assignano , a former castle in the district of Assignano, was formerly called Castello di Coldimezzo . Was destroyed by Niccolò Fortebraccio in 1444 . Today the Torrione principale (main tower) and the fortification gate are still preserved.
• Chiesa di Santa Vittorina , church in the district of Assignano.
• Castello di Canalicchio , former castle in the Canalicchio district. Made between the 10th and 11th centuries.
• Chiesa dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo , church within the city walls of the Canalicchio district. Made in the 17th century and contains several works by the painter Marcello Leopardi.
• Chiesa di San Fortunato , church just outside the center of Canalicchio.
• Casalalta , former castle and today's district. The castle was destroyed by an earthquake in 1587.
• Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta , church in the center of Casalalta. Made in 1421 and contains the fresco Assunzione ed Incoronazione di Maria Vergine in the apse , which was created in the middle of the 15th century.
• Chiesa di Santa Liberata , church just outside the center of Casalalta.
• Collepepe , the largest part of the municipality, was mentioned as early as 1290. The gate tower at the entrance to the village was built in the 14th century.
• Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta , church in the center of Collepepe. Contains the 18th century canvas paintings Madonna del Carmine and Santi Emanuele e Vito .
• Chiesa della Madonna del Buon Consiglio , church just outside the center of Collepepe. Contains a painting from the 15th century.
• Castello di Gaglietole , former castle and today's district. Was mentioned as early as 1299.
• Chiesa di San Cristoforo , church within the ramparts of Gaglietole. Contains the work Ultima cena ei Santi Cristoforo e Sebastiano by Andrea Polinori (canvas painting, created around 1629) and two more by Francesco Providoni ( Madonna del Rosario e Santi and Madonna del Carmine ed il Crocefisso , late 17th century).
• Mulino del Torrone , mill on the Puglia river from the 17th century near the district of Gaglietole.
• Piedicolle , medieval Borgo , was destroyed in 1437 by Francesco Piccinino (adoptive son of Niccolò Piccinino ) and only rebuilt in 1544 by Mariotto da Marsciano from Marsciano.
• Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore , church that was built in the Piedicolle district at the end of the 16th century. The baptismal font dates from 1632.
• Chiesa della Madonna dell'Acquasanta , church in Piedicolle, contains an early 16th century fresco.
• Mulino di San Pancrazio , mill on the Puglia near Le Carceri
• Molino delle Botte , mill ruins on the Puglia between Collzzone and Gaglietole. Originated in Etruscan times.
• There is an archaeological excavation site (Le Carceri) at Collepepe.

traffic

• The closest connection point to rail traffic is the Marsciano stop . It is located on the Sansepolcro - Terni railway about 10 km west of Collazzone.
• The closest junction to long-distance road traffic is the Marsciano junction on Strada Statale 3 to Tiberina as part of European route 45 . The junction is about 5 km west of Collazzone.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Simon von Collazzone (around 1200–1250), a Franciscan venerated as a Blessed, companion of St. Francis

literature

• Touring Club Italiano : Umbria. Milan 1999, ISBN 88-365-2542-3 , p. 491.
• The area of ​​the middle Tiber Valley. Art, history, nature from the Tourist Office Servizio Turistico Associato della Media Valle del Tevere (IAT Todi)

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Collazzone (Italian and English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ The Torrente Puglia at fiumi.com , accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
3. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Official website of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (2001), accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
5. ↑ ^{a b} Official website of the municipality of Collazzone on the history of the place , accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
6. ^ ^{A b} Touring Club Italiano: Umbria.
7. ↑ ^{a b} Official website of the municipality of Collazione on the main town Collazzone , accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
8. ↑ Citta del Tevere zu Collazzone , accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
9. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Collazzone on municipal administration , accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
10. ↑ ^{a b} Official website of the municipality of Collazione for the district of Assignano , accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
11. ↑ ^{a b c} Official website of the municipality of Collazione for the district Canalicchio , accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
12. ↑ ^{a b c} Official website of the municipality of Collazione for the district of Casalalta , accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
13. ↑ ^{a b c} Official website of the municipality of Collazione for the district of Collepepe , accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
14. ↑ ^{a b} Official website of the municipality of Collazione on the district of Gaglietole , accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
15. ↑ Umbria.ws website on the Mulino del Torrone in Gaglietole  ( 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 October 15, 2015 (Italian)  
16. ↑ ^{a b c} Official website of the municipality of Collazione for the Piedicolle district , accessed on October 15, 2015 (Italian)
17. ↑ Umbria.ws website on Mulino di San Pancrazio  ( 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 October 15, 2015 (Italian)  
18. ↑ Umbria.ws website for Mulino delle Botte  ( 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 October 15, 2015 (Italian)