Marciano della Chiana

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Marciano della Chiana
coat of arms
Marciano della Chiana (Italy)
Marciano della Chiana
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Arezzo  (AR)
Coordinates 43 ° 18 '  N , 11 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 18 '21 "  N , 11 ° 47' 15"  E
height 320  m slm
surface 23.71 km²
Residents 3,414 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 144 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 52047
prefix 0575
ISTAT number 051022
Popular name Marcianesi
Patron saint Andrea Apostolo (November 30th)
Website Marciano della Chiana
Panorama of Marciano della Chiana
Panorama of Marciano della Chiana

Marciano della Chiana is an Italian commune with 3414 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Arezzo in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of Marciano della Chiana in the province of Arezzo

The community extends over around 24 km². It is located about 14 km southwest of the provincial capital Arezzo and 50 km southeast of the regional capital Florence in the Chiana valley. In addition to the Chiana, the Torrente Esse is an important body of water for the place, although it only spends one of its 29 km in the municipal area. The place is in the climatic classification of Italian communities in Zone E, 2 124 GG.

The districts include Badicorte (305 m, approx. 100 inhabitants) and Cesa (249 m, approx. 1000 inhabitants).

The neighboring municipalities are Arezzo , Castiglion Fiorentino , Foiano della Chiana , Lucignano and Monte San Savino .

history

The first inhabitants of the area were Etruscans , who probably belonged to the sphere of influence of the Etruscan rulers from Chiusi . Necklaces, ceramics and the so-called Torso di Marciano (a warrior figure that is now in the Arezzo Archaeological Museum) were found here and date back to the 6th century BC. Attributed to BC . The historical center, on the other hand, dates from Roman times . The place, or the district of Cesa, is mentioned for the first time in a document by Elemperto, Bishop of Arezzo, issued on March 25, 1008. Marciano himself is first mentioned in 1084 in a listing of the Badia di San Quercio delle Rose monastery (also Nasciano called, near Pozzo della Chiana or Pozzo in Val di Chiana, today the municipality of Foiano della Chiana). In the 12th century the place became a free municipality and then fell under the rule of the Aretines, who expanded the fortress (Rocca) and the city walls. When Arezzo got into a crisis, the Republic of Siena took its place in 1382 and strengthened the fortress. But just two years later, Marciano was captured by the Republic of Florence. In 1439 the condottiere Bernardino della Carda conquered the place, which was quickly liberated from Florence. The Battle of Scannagallo ( Battaglia di Scannagallo , named after a moat south of Marciano between Pozzo della Chiana and Santa Luce , also called Battaglia di Marciano ) took place on August 2, 1554. The Republic of Florence under Gian Giacomo Medici defeated the Republic of Siena under Piero Strozzi . With the Republic of Florence, the municipality entered the Duchy of Tuscany and remained there (with the exception of the Napoleonic occupation from 1799 to 1814) until the unification of Italy .

Attractions

  • Castello di Marciano , also called Rocca di Marciano , medieval castle in the town center.
  • Chiesa dei Santi Stefano e Andrea , Pieve in the town center, which was restored in 1591, but is probably much older. Contains by Bartolomeo della Gatta the work Madonna col Bambino ei Santi Giacomo e Cristoforo .
  • Chiesa del Carmine , medieval church near the town center.
  • Chiesa del Santissimo Crocifisso , former church outside the town center. Was built in the 16th century as the Chiesa della Santissma Annunziata .
  • Chiesa di Santa Lucia e di San Michele Arcangelo , church in the district of Cesa. Contains by Salvi Castellucci (1608–1672), a pupil of Pietro da Cortona , the canvas painting Madonna con il Bambino ei Santi Lucia e Michele , which was created around 1655/57. The frescoes on the vaults, depicting Padre Eterno , Annuncio a Zaccaria and Tobiolo e l'Angelo , are also from Castellucci .
  • Chiesa di San Bartolomeo Apostolo a Badicorte , abbey founded in 1097 by the Camaldolese . Renamed several times after the Camaldolese left in 1487.

  • Marciano della Chiana

  • Torre dell'Orologio

  • Rocca di Marciano

  • Chiesa dei Santi Stefano e Andrea

  • View of the Chiesa del Carmine

  • Chiesa di San Bartolomeo in Badicorte

Community partnerships

literature

Web links

Commons : Marciano della Chiana  - 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. ^ A b Emanuele Repetti: MARCIANO in Val di Chiana.
  3. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on Torrente Esse , accessed on February 25, 2015 (Italian)
  4. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA) , accessed on February 19, 2015 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  5. ↑ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Arezzo, accessed on February 19, 2015 (Italian)
  6. ↑ a b Official website of the municipality of Marciano della Chiana on the history of the place, accessed on January 11, 2010 ( version of August 20, 2008 at archive.org ( Memento of August 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ))
  7. ^ Emanuele Repetti: CESA in Val di Chiana. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian)
  8. ^ Emanuele Repetti: Badia di S. Quirico delle Rose, a Nasciano - Anasciano, Nasciano. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian)
  9. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Marciano della Chiana on the Castello, accessed on January 11, 2010 ( version of November 20, 2008 at archive.org ( memo of November 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ))
  10. ^ Ettore Pellegrini: La caduta della Repubblica di Siena. Part II: la guerra. nuova immagine editrice, Siena 2007, ISBN 88-7145-248-8 , p. 138
  11. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Marciano della Chiana on the battle of Scannagallo, accessed on January 11, 2010 ( version of November 20, 2008 at archive.org ( Memento of November 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ))
  12. ↑ Castelli Toscani for Rocca di Marciano , accessed on February 24, 2015 (Italian)
  13. ↑ a b Stefano Casciu (ed.): I Luoghi della Fede: Cortona e la Valdichiana aretina.
  14. ↑ Official website of the Parrocchia Marciano for the Church of the Carmine , accessed on February 24, 2015 (Italian)
  15. ↑ Official website of the Parrocchia Marciano for the Church of the Santissimo Crocifisso , accessed on February 24, 2015 (Italian)
  16. ↑ Anchise Tempestini: CASTELLUCCI, Salvi. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani , Vol. 21 (1978), accessed on February 25, 2015 (Italian)
  17. ↑ Emanuele Repetti: Badicorte (Abatia in Curtea Luponis) in Val di Chiana. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian)