Orciano Pisano

Orciano Pisano
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Pisa (PI)
Coordinates	43 ° 30 ′ N , 10 ° 31 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ E
height	122 m slm
surface	11.6 km²
Residents	614 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	53 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	56040
prefix	050
ISTAT number	050023
Popular name	Orcianesi
Patron saint	San Michele (September 29th)
Website	official page
	; Panorama of Orciano Pisano

Orciano Pisano is a municipality in the province of Pisa in the Tuscany region in Italy with 614 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Location of Orciano Pisano in the province of Pisa

The place is located about 30 km south of the provincial capital Pisa , about 65 km southwest of the regional capital Florence and about 12 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea in a hilly landscape ( Colline Pisane ) made of tuff at 122 m. ü. NN., Between the valleys of the rivers Fine and Tora , but neither of them touch the municipality. The area of the municipality is hardly forested and is used for intensive grain cultivation. The place is in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone D, 1 743 GR / G. The churches of the place are in the Archdiocese of Pisa .

The municipality borders on Fauglia and Crespina Lorenzana to the north, Santa Luce to the east, Rosignano Marittimo ( LI ) to the south and Collesalvetti (LI) to the west .

history

The place has been mentioned in chronicles since the 8th century as a castle under the name Urcianum or Ursianum . In a Pisan map from 765 he is called Ursiano . The name probably goes back to a Lombard family. In 904 Orciano is mentioned in a lease as loco et finibus Porto Pisano ubi dicitur Ursianum . The current name first appears in a document issued to Pisa by Emperor Henry II from 1017.

In the High Middle Ages the place was under the direct rule of Pisa from 1313. In 1406 he came under the influence of Florence .

In 1630 Orciano was transferred as a fief from Ferdinando II to the Degli Obizzi noble family , who carried the title Marchese di Orciano . In 1783 this Marchesato Orciano came back directly to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany with the abolition of the feudal system and became an independent municipality.

On August 14, 1846, Orciano, like some neighboring communities, was shaken by a strong earthquake ; 99 of the 113 houses in the village were destroyed. Of the 761 residents, 19 people died and 170 were injured.

In 1862 Orciano was given the nickname Pisano in contrast to Orciano di Pesaro (Umbria). From 1927 to 1957 Orciano formed a municipality with Santa Luce under the name Santa Luce Orciano , then the place became independent again.

Attractions

The Church of San Michele

Santi Agostino e Monica

Chiesa San Michele - The classical style church dedicated to Saint Michael was built at the behest of Grand Duke Leopold II to replace the old church, which was declared dilapidated in 1834. The foundation stone was laid in 1837, but shortly before construction was completed, it was damaged by the earthquake in 1846. The church was consecrated in 1847.
Oratorio SS Agostino e Monica - This small church on the village square was mentioned for the first time in 1624. Today it serves as a community hall and event room.
Pieve vecchia di Scotriano ( San Giovanni Battista a Scotriano ), former pieve of the place.

Regular events

Fiera Paesana - village festival, the second Monday of August
Festa di San Michele - Feast of the Patron on September 29th

literature

Emanuele Repetti: ORCIANO (Urcianum e Ursianum) from the Val di Tora e la Val di Fine nelle colline pisane. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846). Online version of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian)

Web links

Commons : Orciano Pisano - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the Municipality of Orciano Pisano

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the Fine River , accessed on June 13, 2017 (Italian)
↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on Torrente Tora , accessed on June 13, 2017 (Italian)
↑ ^a ^b ^c Emanuele Repetti: ORCIANO (Urcianum e Ursianum) from the Val di Tora e la Val di Fine nelle colline pisane.
↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on June 13, 2017 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)

[1] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

[2] Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the Fine River , accessed on June 13, 2017 (Italian)

[3] Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on Torrente Tora , accessed on June 13, 2017 (Italian)

[Repetti-4] Emanuele Repetti: ORCIANO (Urcianum e Ursianum) from the Val di Tora e la Val di Fine nelle colline pisane.

[5] Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on June 13, 2017 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)