Lorenzana
Lorenzana is a district of the municipality of Crespina Lorenzana in the province of Pisa in the Tuscany region in Italy with about 330 inhabitants (as of 2011).
geography
The medieval village Lorenzana is located on a hill at 127 m about 35 km southeast of Pisa in a wooded hilly landscape, the Colline Pisane , above the valley of the Tora river.
History and economy
The name of the place is derived from a Latin proper name ( Laurentius , from it Lorentianum or Laurentiana ). In the Middle Ages, the place was a settlement around a (no longer existing) castle, which was under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Pisa until the 10th century; The first written mention of the place comes from this time (927 and 934). In 1131 Lorenzana is mentioned in a bull of Pope Innocent II . The place came to the Republic of Pisa and was fortified with a city wall and watchtowers. In 1406 the place came under the rule of the Republic of Florence , which granted the place communal autonomy. 1722 Lorenzana was from Cosimo III. declared a county and given to the Florentine nobleman Francesco Lorenzi as a fief. As early as 1783 it came back to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and became an independent municipality.
On January 1, 2014, the place was merged with the neighboring municipality of Crespina to form the new municipality of Crespina Lorenzana.
In the past, the place lived almost exclusively from agriculture (wine, olive oil, fruit and grain, livestock) and forestry. Today their importance has decreased somewhat and some small industrial companies have settled in the community (food, clothing, furniture industry, leather goods).
Culture and sights
- Chiesa dei Santi Bartolomeo e Cristoforo - The parish church, consecrated to the patron saint Bartholomew and Saint Christopher , stands on the site of a previous building from the 14th century. The old church was demolished between 1775 and 1776 and rebuilt in today's single-nave form.
- Palazzo dei Lorenzi - The palace next to the church was the seat of the Podestà during the Florentine rule .
- Chiesa dei Santi Fabiano e Sebastiano - Church in the Tremoleto district with medieval origins, rebuilt in 1787.
- There are also some villas near Lorenzana ( Villa Giuli , Villa Scotti and Villa Sforni ).
Regular events
- Fiera Paesana - village festival, August 25th
- Festa dell'uva e del vino - Grape and Wine Festival, mid-September
literature
- Emanuele Repetti: LORENZANA (Lorentianum e Laurentiana) in Val di Tora. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846) , online edition of the University of Siena (PDF, Italian)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Il Comune di Crespina Lorenzana (PI) , tuttitalia.it on the new municipality of Crespina Lorenzana, accessed on February 26, 2014 (Italian)
Coordinates: 43 ° 32 ' N , 10 ° 32' E