Manciano

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Manciano
coat of arms
Manciano (Italy)
Manciano
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Grosseto  (GR)
Coordinates 42 ° 35 '  N , 11 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 35 '15 "  N , 11 ° 30' 54"  E
height 444  m slm
surface 372.04 km²
Residents 7,228 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 19 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 58014
prefix 0564
ISTAT number 053014
Popular name Mancianesi
Patron saint San Leonardo
(November 6th)
Website Manciano
Panorama of Manciano
Panorama of Manciano

Manciano is an Italian municipality with 7228 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Grosseto in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of the municipality of Manciano in the province of Grosseto

The community extends over around 372 km². It is located about 60 km southeast of the provincial capital Grosseto and 160 km south of the regional capital Florence on the river Albegna . The district of Saturnia is located on the historic Roman road Via Clodia , San Martino sul Fiora on the river Fiora . Manciano is in the climatic classification of Italian communities in Zone E, 2 214 GG.

The districts include Marsiliana (also called Marsiliana d'Albegna , 32 meters altitude, approx. 250 inhabitants), Montemerano (303 m, approx. 440 inhabitants), Poderi di Montemerano (336 m, approx. 80 inhabitants), Poggio Capanne (also Capanne called, 373 m, approx. 100 inhabitants), Poggio Murella (410 m, approx. 280 inhabitants), San Martino sul Fiora (446 m, approx. 220 inhabitants) and Saturnia (294 m, approx. 280 inhabitants). The main town itself has about 3,000 inhabitants.

The neighboring municipalities are Canino ( VT ), Capalbio , Ischia di Castro (VT), Magliano in Toscana , Montalto di Castro (VT), Orbetello , Pitigliano , Roccalbegna , Scansano , Semproniano and Sorano .

history

The place was first mentioned in writing in 973 and then fell into the possession of the Aldobrandeschi from Santa Fiora . In the course of the division of the Aldobrandeschi family branches, the place fell to that of the Sovana in 1272. In the 12th century it was first conquered by Orvieto and then fell under the control of the Baschi from Montemerano , then the Orsini from Pitigliano ruled . In 1419 Manciano was conquered by the Republic of Siena , which in 1424 built the Rocca Aldobrandesca fortress . In 1455 Manciano fell back to the Orsini, but shortly afterwards came back into the hands of Siena. The city walls with two city gates ( Porta di Sotto , lower gate, no longer existent today, and Porta Fiorella , northern gate) were built by Siena in 1494. After the defeat of the Senese Republic in 1555 against the Republic of Florence , the place fell to the Duchy of Tuscany .

In 1902 the local archive fell victim to a fire. On June 12, 1944, Manciano was the first place in Tuscany to be liberated by the German occupation forces.

Attractions

Today's town hall Rocca di Manciano
Chiesa di San Leonardo
Chiesa della SS. Annunziata
The Castello di Marsiliana in Marsiliana
  • Rocca , also called Cassero , fortifications in the town center, which were mentioned as early as 1188 and expanded by Siena in 1424. Was restored from 1783 to 1787 and 1935. Today is the seat of the municipal administration.
  • Rocca di Montauto , is about 6 km southeast of the main town. First mentioned in the 13th century and taken by Siena in the 15th century. Extensive restoration work was undertaken from 1469 onwards. Only exists today as a castle ruin.
  • Casa Aldi , birthplace and place of death of the painter Pietro Aldi in the town center (Via Curtatone). The house itself was built after 1824. In 1911 the sign was put up.
  • Piazza Garibaldi , main square below the fortress with the fountain (created in 1913 based on drawings by Pietro Aldi), the monument to Pietro Aldi (built in 1911 by Vincenzo Rosignoli) and the Antico Spedale .
  • Porta Fiorella , the only remaining city gate from the city wall ring from 1494.
  • Torre dell'Orologio , clock tower in the town center. Was once part of the town hall and was built in the 15th century under Senesian rule.
  • Chiesa di San Leonardo , church in the town center, probably from the 17th century. Was restored in 1932, the travertine facade comes from here . The new floor with mosaics dates from 1954. Also contains the painting Santo titolare by the local painter Paride Pascucci (born October 30, 1866 in Manciano; † July 1, 1954 ibid)
  • Chiesa della SS. Annunziata , also called Oratorio della SS. Annunziata , church just outside the historic center. Was restored in 1873 and contains the painting L'Annunciazione by Pietro Aldi and a Frekso by a Senese artist from the mid-18th century, also called Annunciazione .
  • Museo di Preistoria e Protostoria della Valle del Fiora , museum opened in 1985 in the town center (Via Corsini).
  • Ospedale di Sant'Andrea , a former hospital in the town center on Piazza Garibaldi, was active until 1926. Today is the seat of the Compagnia della Misericordia .
  • Castello di Scerpena is about 3 km south of the main town and was first mentioned in writing in 1161 in a document from Pope Alexander III. as property of the Tre Fontane monastery. Then went to Ugolino da Scarpena and was assigned to the Aldobrandeschi from Santa Fiora in 1274. In 1339, Siena surrendered and destroyed the Castello in 1394. The tower from the 12th century has been preserved to this day.
  • Castello di Scarceta , also known as Castellaccio del Pelagone , is about 4 km southeast of the main town. Was part of the Manciano advanced defensive ring and was abandoned in the 15th century. Only exists today as a castle ruin.
  • Castello di Stachilagi , also called La Castellaccia , castle ruins and monastery (Monastero della Selva) owned by the Tre Fontane monastery. Is about 6 km southeast of the main town.
  • Castello di Marsiliana , fortification in the district Marsiliana approx. 15 km southwest. Was first mentioned in writing in 1161 in a document by Alexander III. as property of the Tre Fontane monastery . Then passed into the possession of the Aldobrandeschi at the beginning of the 13th century and in 1339 to Siena. They gave the place to the Baschi family from Montemerano in 1375, but destroyed the fortress seven years later due to differences with the Baschi. Siena began using the fortress in 1532 and gave it to Baldassare Peruzzi , who looked after it for eleven years. In 1551 it fell first to the Stato dei Presidi and then to Florence and the Medici. Since the end of the 18th century the Castello has been owned by the Corsini from Florence, who rebuilt the building complex between 1897 and 1901

Community partnerships

Sons and daughters of the church

literature

Web links

Commons : Manciano  - 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. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on September 11, 2012 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  3. ↑ Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on the 2001 population figures in the province of Grosseto, accessed on September 29, 2012 (Italian)
  4. ↑ cf. Repetti
  5. ↑ a b c d e f cf. Santi
  6. ↑ a b c d e f cf. Official website of the municipality of Manciano on the history and the sights, accessed on October 7, 2012 (Italian) ( Memento of December 19, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  7. ↑ a b c cf. TCI
  8. ↑ a b c d e f cf. Guerrini
  9. ↑ Sistema Informativo Unificato per le Soprintendenze Archivistiche (SIUSA) , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)