Montaione

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Montaione
coat of arms
Montaione (Italy)
Montaione
Country Italy
region Tuscany
Metropolitan city Florence  (FI)
Coordinates 43 ° 33 '  N , 10 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 33 '11 "  N , 10 ° 54' 40"  E
height 342  m slm
surface 105 km²
Residents 3,555 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 34 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 50050
prefix 0571
ISTAT number 048027
Popular name Montaionesi
Patron saint Santissimo Crocifisso (May 3rd)
Website Montaione
Panorama of Montaione
Panorama of Montaione

Montaione is an Italian municipality with 3555 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Florence in Tuscany .

geography

Location of Montaione in the metropolitan city of Florence

Montaione is in the Fiorentine part of the Elsa Valley ( Valdelsa Fiorentina ). It is located around 40 km southwest of the regional and provincial capital of Florence in the climatic classification of Italian communities in Zone E, 2 289 GG. Montaione belongs to the diocese of Volterra .

The main bodies of water in the municipality are the Rio Orlo (12 out of a total of 14 km in the municipality) and the Rio Pietroso (6 out of a total of 10 km in the municipality) as well as the Torrenti Egola (15 out of a total of 33 km) and Garfolo (8 out of a total of 18 km) ).

The districts are Alberi (100 m, approx. 80 inhabitants), Castelfalfi , Iano (311 m, approx. 80 inhabitants), Mura (201 m, approx. 100 inhabitants), Palagio (335 m, approx. 25 inhabitants), San Vivaldo (404 m, approx. 50 inhabitants) and Sughera (217 m, approx. 75 inhabitants). The former village of Tonda is used as a holiday home area (206 m).

The neighboring municipalities are Castelfiorentino , Gambassi Terme , Palaia ( PI ), Peccioli (PI), San Miniato (PI) and Volterra (PI).

history

Some archaeological finds prove that there were numerous Etruscan-Roman settlements. According to legend, the name comes from the Longobard Allone di Lucca , which later became the place name Mons Allonis and then Montaione . At the beginning of the 13th century the fortified place as a castello belonged to San Miniato . In 1257 the place became a free municipality . In 1369 Montaione submitted to Florence. Gambassi was a district of Montaione until 1917, when the independent municipality of Gambassi Terme was founded. The medieval city walls were badly damaged by German mines in 1944. Both city gates and almost all defense towers fell victim to them.

Attractions

Chiesa di San Regolo , main church in the town center
Chapels in San Vivaldo ( Madonna dello Spasimo , Casa di Pilato and Andata al Calvario )
  • Chiesa di San Regolo , a 12th century church in the town center with a campanile from 1795. Contains Cesare Maffei's work Vergine in gloria tra i Santi Regolo e Bartolomeo .
  • Palazzo Pretorio , also called Palazzo del Podestà , building erected in the 14th century. Today contains the Museo Civico .
  • Museo Civico di Montaione , archaeological museum first opened in 1982 and reopened in 2002. Contains an Etruscan / Roman and a ceramic / glass section.
  • Cisterna romana , Roman cistern that was built in the 2nd century BC. BC and is located at Il Muraccio near Sant'Antonio near Filicaja.
  • Chiesa di San Vivaldo , Franciscan church that was consecrated around 1416 and considerably expanded in 1500. The church was built at the place of death of St. Vivaldo da San Gimignano (Vivaldo Stricchi, died 1320) and contains the work Madonna in Gloria attorniata da San Giovanni Battista, San Girolamo, San Francesco e San Vivaldo by Raffaellino del Garbo .
  • Convento di San Vivaldo , also called Convento del Sacro Monte and already mentioned in 1220, monastery with Jerusalem complex (18 chapels), which was built at the beginning of the 16th century. Contains several works by Benedetto Buglioni and the Della Robbia .
  • Chiesa di San Bartolomeo a Santo Stefano , church built around 1276.
  • Castello di Camporena , fortification built in 1122 in Camporena near Iano, which was destroyed by Florence in the middle of the 14th century.
  • Chiesa di Sant'Andrea in Alliano , church in the center of the hamlet of Iano, which dates from the beginning of the 16th century.
  • Castello di Sughera , castle in the Sughera district, which was mentioned as early as the 12th century as the property of the Bishop of Volterra.
  • Castellare di Tonda , already mentioned in the 13th century fortress west of the main town.
  • Tonda , Hapimag holiday village with sustainably renovated historical buildings.
  • Castello di Barbialla , already mentioned in 1109 castle northwest of the main town.
  • Castello di Collegalli , already mentioned in 1312 castle northwest of the main town.
  • Castello di Vignale , 12th century castle near Castelfalfi.

  • Palazzo Pretorio

  • Museo Civico

  • Exhibit

  • Chiesa di San Vivaldo

  • Madonna by Raffaellino del Garbo , 1516

  • Castelfalfi

  • Landscape near Montaione

economy

Like the neighboring town of Gambassi, Montaione has been known for glass production since the Middle Ages up to the present day .

tourism

The district of Castelfalfi , a medieval village from the 8th century, was bought by TUI AG in 2007 . Under the name Tenuta di Castelfalfi , a luxurious hotel complex was built in 2017 while maintaining the entire historical structure. The conversion of the village into a tourist resort was then controversial in Montaione. In 2010, the village served as the backdrop for the first season of the Italian version of the reality show The Farm .

Non-profit organizations

Several non-profit organizations are based in the municipality of Montaione, most of them with regional activity. The only organization of national and international importance is the Italian Horse Protection Association (IHP), an organization for the rescue and rehabilitation of battered horses .

literature

Web links

Commons : Montaione  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ a b Una via dell'arte in Toscana.
  3. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on November 26, 2013 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  4. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Montaione , accessed on November 26, 2013 (Italian)
  5. ↑ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Florence, accessed on November 26, 2013 (Italian)
  6. ↑ a b c d e Touring Club Italiano: Toscana.
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g Giuliano Valdes: Le Terre di Leonardo e Boccaccio.
  8. ↑ Emanuele Repetti: MONTAJONE (Mons Ajonis) in Val d'Evola
  9. ↑ a b I luoghi della Fede. Empoli, il Valdarno inferiore e la Valdelsa fiorentina. Online version: Regione Toscana: I luoghi della Fede. (Firenze-Valdarno inferiore e Valdelsa fiorentina.) , Accessed on November 26, 2013 (Italian)
  10. ↑ Montaione e il suo Museo Civico , accessed on May 13, 2019 (Italian)
  11. ↑ San Vivaldo in Toscana website on the chapel complex , accessed on November 26, 2013 (Italian)
  12. ↑ Emanuele Repetti: Barbialla in Val d'Evola. In Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian)
  13. ↑ Emanuele Repetti: COLLE GALLl, o COLLEGALLI in Val d'Evola. In Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian)
  14. ↑ Emanuele Repetti: VIGNALE DI MONTAJONE nella Val d'Era. In Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian)
  15. ↑ TUI builds a holiday village for the rich , Der Spiegel on June 7, 2011, accessed on June 7, 2011
  16. ↑ Public debate on the question ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 13, 2019 (Italian) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dp-castelfalfi.it
  17. ↑ Legambiente Toscana appeal for the protection of Castelfalfi , accessed on May 13, 2019 (Italian)