Vicopisano

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Vicopisano
coat of arms
Vicopisano (Italy)
Vicopisano
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Pisa  (PI)
Coordinates 43 ° 42 '  N , 10 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 41 '57 "  N , 10 ° 34' 59"  E
height 12  m slm
surface 26.92 km²
Residents 8,647 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 321 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 56010
prefix 050
ISTAT number 050038
Popular name Vicaresi
Patron saint Santa Maria (first Sunday in October)
Website Vicopisano
Panorama of Vicopisano
Panorama of Vicopisano

Vicopisano is an Italian commune with 8647 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Pisa in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of Vicopisano in the province of Pisa

The community extends over approx. 27 km². It is located approx. 50 km west of the regional capital Florence and 15 km east of the provincial capital Pisa on the Arno (6 km in the municipality) and in the mountain range Monti Pisani . The place is in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone D, 1 858 GG.

The districts include Caprona (12 m, approx. 500 inhabitants), Cucigliana , Lugnano , Noce (9 m, approx. 80 inhabitants), San Giovanni alla Vena and Uliveto Terme (8 m, approx. 1200 inhabitants). The main town has about 5000 inhabitants.

The neighboring municipalities are Bientina , Buti , Calci , Calcinaia , Cascina and San Giuliano Terme .

Calci Buti
San Giuliano Terme Vicopisano Bientina
Cascina Calcinaia

history

Vicopisano originated at the confluence of the Serchio in the Arno (the Serchio, then still known as Auser or Auserculus (little Auser), was later diverted and since that time no longer led into the Arno, but directly into the Ligurian Sea at San Rossore ) . Due to the strategically favorable location and the proximity to Pisa, the place and its economy also developed. The place was first mentioned in writing in a document from the Bishop of Pisa , Zanobi, according to which the Church of Santa Maria e Giovanni is in sita loco et finibus Vicho . After the defeat of Pisas, who exerted a strong influence on Vicopisano since 1230, against Florence in 1406 the place came under the rule of Florence, where he with a few exceptions (1494-1498) and (1502-1503) and later in the Duchy of Tuscany up remained for the unification of Italy. In 1434 the Rocca di Vicopisano , also called Rocca del Brunelleschi or Rocca Nuova , was built by Filippo Brunelleschi .

Attractions

The church of Santa Maria at the center
The Torre dell'Orologio clock tower

In the main town

  • Pieve di Santa Maria , also Pieve di Santa Maria e Giovanni Battista , as early as 934, Pieve was documented in the main town.
  • Palazzo Pretorio , the former seat of government, was built in the 14th century and expanded significantly in the 15th century.
  • Rocca di Vicopisano , also called Rocca del Brunelleschi , fortress mentioned in 934 .
  • Towers in the town center :.
    • Torre Gemella Nord e Sud , twin - towers from the 12th century .
    • Torre Malanima , 12th century, 6 m × 4 m, 16 m high.
    • Torre dell'Orologio , 12./13. Century, 3.8 m × 5.6 m, 22 m high.
    • Torre di Petraia , 12th century, 6.2 m × 6 m, 14 m high.
    • Torre delle Quattro Porte (Torre di Reale), 6.4 m × 6.4 m, 16 m high.
    • Torre dei Serretti , 12th century, 4 m × 5 m, 20 m high.
    • Torre del Soccorso (5 m × 5 m, 25 m high)
  • Villa Fehr , villa / palace in Via del Pretorio 21, town center near the castle.
  • Santa Maria Addolorata , also Maria Addolorata della Via Crucis , Church on the Way of the Cross (Via Crucis) to the Monte Mirra hill just outside the town center, built in 1720.

In the districts

The chapel of Santa Croce in Castellare on Monte Castellare near San Giovanni alla Vena
The Church of San Giovanni Evangelista in San Giovanni alla Vena
The Church of San Jacopo a Lupeta
Torre di Caprona in the district of Caprona
  • Sant'Andrea Apostolo , church in the Cucigliana district, first mentioned in 1063 and restored in the 18th century.
  • Sant'Andrea in Nocciola , former church and monastery in the Località Nocciola. Was mentioned in the 12th century.
  • Santissima Annunziata , church in the Uliveto Terme district from the 14th century.
  • Santa Croce in Castellare , church on Monte Castellare, consecrated on September 14, 1657 and enlarged in 1718. Was almost completely destroyed in a gas accident on May 2, 2017.
  • San Domenico , church in the Noce district, built in 1639.
  • San Giorgio , church in the Lugnano district, first mentioned in 1372. Was renovated in 1939, parts of the apse and side walls of the old church remained.
  • San Giovanni Evangelista , Pieve in the district of San Giovanni alla Vena, first mentioned in 975. Was rebuilt in the late 16th century and expanded in the 19th century.
  • Pieve di Santa Giulia , already mentioned in 1096 Pieve in the district of Caprona.
  • San Giuseppe , also Cappella di Villa D'Alesio , chapel of the Villa D'Alesio in the district of San Giovanni alla Vena, which was built in 1748.
  • San Jacopo a Lupeta , church in Lupeta from the 12th century.
  • Santa Marta , church in the district of Caprona. Was built in 1960.
  • Chiesa di San Martino al Bagno , church in the Uliveto Terme district.
  • San Michele alla Verruca , ruined monastery on the municipal boundary of Calci, near the Rocca della Verruca castle ruins(local area of ​​Calci).
  • Santi Quirico e Giulitta , church in the Lugnano district, mentioned in 1137.
  • San Rocco , church in the district of San Giovanni alla Vena, built in 1635.
  • Oratorio della Compagnia del Santissimo Sacramento , oratory in the district of San Giovanni alla Vena. Was built in the 16th century and is adjacent to the church of San Giovanni Evangelista on the left.
  • San Salvatore , church in the Uliveto Terme district, mentioned in 1063.
  • Terme di Uliveto , historical thermal baths in the Uliveto district
  • Torre di Caprona , also called Torre degli Upezzinghi , tower built in the 19th century. Created over the ruins of Caprona Castle, mentioned in the 11th century and destroyed by the troops from Florence in 1433.

Sons and daughters of the church

literature

Web links

Commons : Vicopisano  - 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. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the waters in Vicopisano , accessed on November 19, 2016 (Italian)
  3. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on November 19, 2016 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  4. ↑ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Pisa, accessed on November 19, 2016 (Italian)
  5. ↑ Emanuele Repetti: VICO PISANO, già nel Vico Auserissola Val d'Arno Pisano.
  6. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Vicopisano on the history of the place , accessed on June 8, 2014 (Italian)
  7. ↑ a b c I Luoghi della Fede (Pisa / Area Pisana), website of the Tuscany region , accessed on November 16, 2016 (Italian)
  8. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Vicopisano for Pieve di Santa Maria , accessed on June 8, 2014 (Italian)
  9. ^ A b Touring Club Italiano: Toscana.
  10. ↑ Official website of the Vicopisano municipality on the Rocca Brunelleschi , accessed on June 8, 2014 (Italian)
  11. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Vicopisano on the towers of the village , accessed on November 17, 2016 (Italian)
  12. ↑ Official website of the Vicopisano community on the sister towers , accessed on November 16, 2016 (Italian)
  13. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Vicopisano on Santa Maria Addolorata o della Via Crucis , accessed on February 28, 2018 (Italian)
  14. ^ Official website of the municipality of Vicopisano on Sant'Andrea in Nocciola , accessed on February 28, 2018 (Italian)
  15. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata ‹Uliveto Terme, Vicopisano› , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 28, 2018 (Italian)
  16. ↑ Official website of the Vicopisano municipality in Santa Croce in Castellare , accessed on November 18, 2016 (Italian)
  17. ^ Il Tirreno: Dramma a Vicopisano: esplode la chiesa del Castellare. Retrieved February 28, 2018 (Italian)
  18. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Oratorio di San Domenico a Noce ‹Uliveto Terme, Vicopisano› , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 28, 2018 (Italian)
  19. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa di San Giorgio <Lugnano, Vicopisano> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 28, 2018 (Italian)
  20. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Vicopisano for Pieve di Santa Giulia , accessed on June 8, 2014 (Italian)
  21. ↑ a b sangiovanniallavena.eu: Luoghi di Interest in San Giovanni alla Vena , accessed on February 28, 2018 (Italian)
  22. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa di Santa Marta <Caprona, Vicopisano> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 28, 2018 (Italian)
  23. ↑ Official website of the Vicopisano municipality for the Chiesa di San Martino , accessed on June 8, 2014 (Italian)
  24. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta <Lugnano, Vicopisano> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 28, 2018 (Italian)
  25. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Oratorio della Compagnia del Santissimo Sacramento <San Giovanni alla Vena, Vicopisano> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 28, 2018 (Italian)
  26. ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore ‹Uliveto Terme, Vicopisano› , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on February 28, 2018 (Italian)
  27. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Vicopisano on the Terme di Uliveto , accessed on November 19, 2016 (Italian)
  28. ↑ Vicopisanoturismo to the Torre degli Upezzinghi , accessed on November 19, 2016 (Italian).