Lozzi
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Upper Corsica | |
| Arrondissement | Corte | |
| Canton | Golo-Morosaglia | |
| Community association | Pasquale Paoli | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 21 ′ N , 9 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 817–2,706 m | |
| surface | 30.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 118 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 4 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20224 | |
| INSEE code | 2B147 | |
 Lozzi |
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Lozzi is a French commune with 118 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Corse department on the Mediterranean island of Corsica . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Corte and the canton of Golo-Morosaglia .
geography
The center is located at 1044 m above sea level in the Niolu area near the somewhat larger town of Calacuccia , which lies in the valley of the Golo river . To the east of the municipality is the city of Corte ; however, there is no direct road connection there.
The municipality is between 817 and 2710 m above sea level; this makes Lozzi the highest municipality in Corsica. In addition, the summit of the highest mountain in Corsica, Monte Cintu (pronounced: Tchinn-Tou ), with a height of 2710 m, belongs to the municipality. In the municipality, the Ercu river also rises at an altitude of 2300 m , from the Lac du Cinto lake .
The mountain village consists of the three hamlets L'Acquale, Lozzi and Poggio (Corsican: U Poghju). The hamlet of Lozzi gave the municipality its name, although it is the smallest of the hamlets.
Lozzi is bordered to the west by Corscia , in the southwest of Calacuccia , southeast and east of Albertacce and northeast of Asco . You can reach the site by car on the secondary road D 218th
population
Despite its high position, the village used to be well populated. However , the population fell mainly due to the losses in World War I. In the First World War, 76 locals died at the front. The subsequent rise in the birth rate was able to partially compensate for this decline. In 1938 there were 1165 inhabitants.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 337 | 348 | 247 | 230 | 136 | 132 | 126 | 121 |
language
As in all of Corsica, Corsican is still sometimes spoken in Lozzi .
history
The village in its current form emerged at the end of the 17th century. There used to be other hamlets, which in the Middle Ages even exceeded today's Lozzi in terms of size. But today they have completely disappeared. The local chronicles tell of a village on the left bank of the Ercu, near the bridge of Santa-Lucia, and of a hamlet of San-Martinu , which must have been near the present-day war memorial.
The designated Doge of Genoa , Nicolò Doria, ordered the demolition of all houses and the deportation of all residents of Niolu in the 16th century . Ultimately, many residents were able to return, but they did not settle in their old villages. Today the bridge of Santa-Lucia leads to the sidelines, only the remains of the former hamlet on the Ercu indicate that this path was important in the past.
In 1753 the villager Barretta Vechja was involved in the murder of Général de la nation Ghujvan Petru Gaffori . When he was persecuted, he fled to the Niolu area. As a result, there was a retaliation action by Pascal Paoli in 1754 , which claimed five dead and ten injured in the village.
In 1769, after the Battle of Ponte Novu , Maria Letizia Ramolino lived in L'Acquale for two months. She was pregnant with Napoleon Bonaparte .
After the revolt of the Niolu region against the French troops, eleven rebels were hanged on June 23, 1774.
In 1906 the attempt to form a separate community from the hamlet of Poggio failed due to the violent reaction of the population.
Attractions
Natural monuments
- The Monte Cintu , with 2706 m the highest mountain in Corsica
- The peak of Capu Pardatu (2586 m)
- The Lac du Cintu (2300 m, source of the Ercu)
- The view from the mountain hut Ercu (1600 m)
- The course of the Ercu
- The chestnut forests
Buildings
- The palazzu with chapel, built in 1735. Letizia Bonaparte lived in the palace during her stay.
- The Saint Jacques le Majeur church
- The oldest house, built in 1696 in the village of L'Acquale
- The hamlet of Poggio
- The old bridges over the river Ercu
economy
In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for brocciu , honey (Miel de Corse - Mele di Corsica) , olive oil (Huile d'olive de Corse - Oliu di Corsica) and chestnut flour (Farine de châtaigne corse - Farina castagnina corsa) as well as protected Geographical indications (IGP) for wine (Ile de Beauté blanc, rosé or rouge and Méditerranée blanc, rosé and rouge) .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le village de Lozzi. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved July 20, 2012 (French).