Montignoso

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Montignoso
coat of arms
Montignoso (Italy)
Montignoso
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Massa-Carrara  (MS)
Coordinates 44 ° 2 '  N , 10 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 1 '30 "  N , 10 ° 10' 25"  E
height 130  m slm
surface 16.7 km²
Residents 10,315 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 618 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 54038
prefix 0585
ISTAT number 045011
Popular name Montignosini and Monceri
Patron saint San Vito (June 15)
Website Montignoso
Panorama of Montignoso (Piano / Piazza)
Panorama of Montignoso (Piano / Piazza)

Montignoso is an Italian municipality with 10,315 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Massa-Carrara in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of Montignoso in the province of Massa-Carrara

The municipality extends over about 17 km² and consists of numerous districts. There is no place called Montignoso. The municipality is located about 100 km northwest of Florence , about 5 km southeast of Massa and 10 km southeast of Carrara in the Apuan Alps and Versilia . It is the southernmost municipality in the province of Massa-Carrara and part of the Candia dei Colli Apuani wine-growing region . According to the climatic classification of Italian communities, Montignoso is in zone D, 1 887 GG and is part of the diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli .

The district of Cinquale (also called Marina di Montignoso ) lies on the Versilia river , 3 of its 12 km of which run through the municipality and which flows into the Ligurian Sea . The Torrente Montignoso (length: 6 km), on the other hand, runs entirely within the municipality.

The districts include Capanne - Prato - Cinquale (69 m, approx. 8,270 inhabitants), Corsanico (130 m, approx. 40 inhabitants), Piano (also Piazza , 150 m, approx. 30 inhabitants), San Vito - Cerreto (town hall , approx. 1,300 inhabitants), Sant'Eustachio (305 m, approx. 290 inhabitants) and Vietina (325 m, approx. 30 inhabitants).

Montignoso's neighboring municipalities are Forte dei Marmi ( LU ), Massa , Pietrasanta (LU) and Seravezza (LU).

history

Monte Ignoso on a map by Nicolas Sanson from the 17th century

The first building of the place was the Castello Aghinolfi , which was conquered by Rothari in the 7th century . The place was first mentioned in writing on February 10, 753 in a document from King Aistulf from Pavia . Around the year 1000 the place fell to the Bishop of Luni . From the 13th century it belonged to Lucca , with the exception of the years 1438 to 1441, when Florence ruled and then returned the place to Lucca after the peace of 1441. When Pietrasanta was conquered by Florence in 1514, the place became an exclave of Lucca. From 1847 until the unification of Italy , the municipality was part of the Duchy of Modena . During the time of Italian fascism in 1938 it was combined with the towns of Massa and Carrara to form the municipality of Apuania . This community was dissolved again in 1946. Since then the place has been independent. During the Second World War , the place was located directly on the Gothic position .

Since 1861 the community has experienced steady population growth. While around 2,150 inhabitants were still registered in 1861, the number in 2011 was around 10,200.

Attractions

Montignoso and Castello Aghinolfi
The Mastio , main tower of the Castello Aghinolfi
  • Castello Aghinolfi was first mentioned in 753 and comes from the Lombards . It then remained in the family ownership of the Aghinolfi until 1376 when it went to the Republic of Lucca. Charles VIII came into possession of the castle in 1494, which consisted of two towers (Torre di San Francesco and Torre di San Paolino) and three fortification rings. In 2001 the fortification was restored.
  • Chiesa parrocchiale di San Vito e Modesto , church in the district of Piazza ; was the successor church of the parish Pieve di San Vito di Castello Anghinolfi , which was mentioned by the bishop in Luna in 1148 and of which there are no more traces today. Contains the triptych Madonna col Bambino tra i Santi Giovanni Battista, Vito, Modesto e Pietro (1482) by Michele Ciampanti .
  • Chiesa di Sant'Eustachio , church in the district of Sant'Eustachio at 299 m; contains the wooden statue Madonna col Bambino , which was created by Giovanni Pisano or Tino di Camaino . It also contains the works Madonna col Bambino tra i Santi Eustachio, Giovanni Battista, Maddalena e Vito (panel painting, created in 1495), L'eterno benedicente ( lunette ) and Storie di Sant'Eustachio ( predella ) by Vincenzo Frediani.
  • Lago di Porta , 82 hectare nature park in Cinquale, which despite its name no lake (Lago) is more and 17 ° C degrees warm fresh waters is fed, which come from the sources of Rupi di Porta. The park has been part of the Sistema Regionale delle Aree Protette (Regional Association of Protected Areas) since 1998 . It was named after the gate Porta Beltrami , which no longer exists today , which is why the former lake was also called Lago di Porta Beltrami or Lago di Perotto (after the feudal lord at the time).
  • Torre del Cinquale , also called Forte del Cinquale ; Former coastal tower in the Cinquale district, which was located at the mouth of the tributary of Lago di Porta and was destroyed in the Second World War.
  • Villa Giorgini Schiff , building in the district of Piazza; was built as a family palace of the Giorgini family and was structurally changed for the first time in 1764. The garden and park date from around 1837. The name addition Schiff was created through the marriage of Matilde Giorgini and Roberto Schiff (* 1854 in Frankfurt am Main ). The villa suffered severe damage in an earthquake in 1920, which was rectified by 1925. The family abandoned the villa during the Second World War and was only taken over by Giorgio Schiff Giorgini after the war and restored in 1959. Today the villa is owned by the municipality.

traffic

  • The town is connected to the A12 motorway via the Versilia and Massa junctions a few kilometers away .
  • The Via Aurelia runs through the village .
  • Montignoso is located on the historic route of the Via Francigena between stations XXVIII. (Luna / Luni) and XXVII. (Campmaior / Pieve di Camaiore, municipality of today's Camaiore)
  • The closest stops on the Pisa – Genoa railway line are Massa Centro and Forte dei Marmi-Seravezza-Querceta .

Community partnerships

Montignoso maintains community partnerships with the following locations:

Sons and daughters of the church

Trivia

Luise of Austria-Tuscany was awarded the title of Countess of Montignoso by King George of Saxony in July 1903 after her divorce from the Saxon Crown Prince Friedrich August and the associated exclusion from the Saxon royal house .

literature

Web links

Commons : Montignoso  - 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. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA) , accessed on September 2, 2013 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  3. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Montignoso , accessed on September 2, 2013 (Italian)
  4. ↑ Comune di Montignoso with the 2011 population figures , accessed on July 17, 2019 (Italian)
  5. ^ Premio Maccari , accessed on February 26, 2010 (Italian)
  6. ↑ a b c d E. Repetti: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana
  7. ↑ massacarrara-live.it , accessed on February 26, 2010 (Italian)
  8. ^ Castelli Toscani for the Aghinolfi Castle in Montignoso , accessed on September 5, 2013 (Italian)
  9. ↑ Website of the Istituto Valorizzazione Castelli on the Aghinolfi Castle in Montignoso , accessed on July 17, 2019 (Italian)
  10. ^ A b Regione Toscana: I luoghi della Fede
  11. ↑ a b Touring Club Italiano
  12. ↑ Cinquale.it on the Lago di Porta Natural Park , accessed on September 5, 2013 (Italian)
  13. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Montignoso on Lake Porta , accessed on September 5, 2013 (Italian)
  14. ^ Ovidio Guaita: Le Ville della Toscana , Newton & Compton Editori, Rome 1997, ISBN 88-8183-787-0 , p. 178 ff.
  15. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Montignoso on municipal partnerships , accessed on February 26, 2010 (Italian)