Collesalvetti

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Collesalvetti
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Collesalvetti (Italy)
Collesalvetti
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Livorno  (LI)
Coordinates 43 ° 35 '  N , 10 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 35 '23 "  N , 10 ° 28' 33"  E
height 40  m slm
surface 109.6 km²
Residents 16,597 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 151 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 57014
prefix 0586
ISTAT number 049008
Popular name Colligiani
Patron saint San Quirico and Santa Giulitta (June 16)
Website Collesalvetti
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Collesalvetti is an Italian commune in the province of Livorno in the Tuscany region with 16,597 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Collesalvetti is located in the hilly hinterland of the city of Livorno , south of the Arno plain . The municipality consists of several village-like settlements, these are the districts of Collesalvetti , Nugola , Vicarello , Guasticce , Castell'Anselmo , Stagno , Parrana San Giusto , Colognole and Parrana San Martino . Most of the municipality belongs to the Parco delle colline livornesi nature park (Park of the Livornese Hills).

Landscape near Parrana San Martino

The municipality borders on Pisa ( PI ) and Cascina (PI) in the north, Livorno in the west, Fauglia (PI), Crespina Lorenzana (PI) and Orciano Pisano (PI) in the east, and Rosignano Marittimo in the south .

history

Collesalvetti and most of the villages belonging to the municipality are of Etruscan-Roman origin. Since Roman times the main town was simply called Colle , the addition Salvetti first appeared in the 12th century; it was probably a landowner's name.

The history of the place is closely connected to the nearby Pisa. Access to the old port of Pisa was on the territory of the municipality (near Piano di Porto ). The progressive silting up and swamping in the Middle Ages led to the abandonment of this port and the later establishment of Livorno. In 1343, the municipality was destroyed by the troops of the Milanese ruler Luchino Visconti . In 1406 it was taken by Florence and later used as a hunting ground. The Medici also began to drain the marshland.

In 1808 Collesalvetti became an independent municipality under the Napoleonic rule. Agriculture was the only source of income until the 20th century, and industry did not develop until the second half of the 20th century. Stagno is the seat of an Agip refinery . At Guasticce there is a large freight center , the Interporto toscano A. Vespucci .

Culture and sights

  • The Villa Carmignani in Collesalvetti is an estate built at the beginning of the 19th century. Today it is used for cultural events and exhibitions.
  • Sala Spettacolo Collesalvetti - A theater for drama and opera opened in 1999.
  • Eremo della Sambuca - The hermitage in the Parrana district , located in a charming landscape, was first mentioned around 1238 and was later inhabited by Augustinian hermits .
  • The aqueduct of Colognole ( Acquedotto Leopoldino ) was planned from 1792 and completed by Pasquale Poccianti in the 19th century . It leads from the Livornese hills over 20 km through forests and macchia to Livorno.
  • Chiesa di Colognole - The church has a valuable baroque organ from the 17th century.
  • Chiesa dei Santi Quirico e Giuditta - parish church in Collesalvetti in classical style, built in 1842.
  • Villa Romana di Torretta Vecchia - The villa from the Roman Empire in the Castell'Anselmo district was discovered at the beginning of the 1990s. It is a thermal bath that was part of a rest stop on Via Aemilia .

  • Collesalvetti

  • Villa Medicea in Collesalvetti

  • The Carmignani villa

  • Acquedotto Leopoldino

  • Parish church in Collesalvetti

  • Monumento ai caduti, the war memorial

Regular events

  • Collesalvetti Carnival - February, March
  • Sagra degli spaghetti in Collesalvetti - June
  • Collejazz - Jazz Festival (July - August)
  • Sagra del pane e pomodoro in Guasticce - July
  • Village Festival in Vicarello - Last Sunday of July
  • Village festival in Guasticce - Third Tuesday of October
  • Sagra della pizza in Collesalvetti (August - September)
  • Fiera Colligiana - village festival in Collesalvetti, the first Tuesday of September
  • Village festival in Torretta Vecchia - Third Thursday of September

Town twinning

Collesalvetti maintains twinning arrangements with the following cities :

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

Commons : Collesalvetti  - 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.