Pergine Valdarno
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| Panorama of Pergine Valdarno | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Tuscany | ||
| province | Arezzo (AR) | ||
| local community | Laterina Pergine Valdarno | ||
| Coordinates | 43 ° 28 ' N , 11 ° 41' E | ||
| height | 361 m slm | ||
| patron | Arcangelo Michele (May 8th) | ||
| Telephone code | 0575 | CAP | 52020 |
Pergine Valdarno is a district ( fraction , Italian frazione ) of the municipality Laterina Pergine Valdarno in the province of Arezzo in the Tuscany region in Italy .
geography
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The former municipality extended over around 47 km² . Pergine Valdarno is located about 15 km west of the provincial capital Arezzo and 50 km southeast of the regional capital Florence in the Arno valley (Valdarno) in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in zone E 2 188 GR / G.
The districts include Montalto (251 m, approx. 950 inhabitants), Pieve a Presciano (323 m, approx. 300 inhabitants), Poggio Bagnoli (304 m, approx. 100 inhabitants) and Cavi-Casalone (as part of Ponticino, the also belongs to Laterina, 262 m, approx. 500 inhabitants).
history
The place with castle and church (San Michele) is mentioned for the first time in writing in August 1056. After that, the place came under the influence of the Abbazia di Santa Maria di Agnano abbey (also called Badia Agnano , about 6 km southwest, today municipality of Bucine), what was confirmed on January 13, 1154 by Pope Anastasius IV . In the second half of the 14th century, the communities in the area of the Signoria in Florence, including Pergine Valdarno.
On January 1, 2018, the place merged with the neighboring municipality of Laterina to form the new municipality of Laterina Pergine Valdarno. In the referendum on October 29 and 30, 2017, 50.60% (60.49% turnout) voted in Pergine Valdarno for the union. The law merging the two municipalities is Legge Regionale n.55 of December 5th, 2017. The town hall is in Laterina.
Attractions
- Chiesa di San Michele , first mentioned in 1056 in the town center.
- Chiesa di San Pietro a Presciano (also Pieve a Presciano ), Pieve first mentioned in 1021 .
- Santuario di Santa Maria della Neve di Castelvecchio a Migliari , a sanctuary built in the 14th century.
Community partnerships
- Mimet , Bouches-du-Rhône department , France , since 1989
- Boujdur , Western Sahara .
- Pergine Valsugana , Italy .
- the place is also part of the European Cultural Villages .
literature
- Emanuele Repetti: PERGINE in Val d'Ambra. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846) , online edition of the University of Siena (PDF, Italian)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Comuni Italiani zu Pergine Valdarno , accessed on January 14, 2013 (Italian)
- ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on January 14, 2013 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
- ↑ Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on the districts and population figures 2001 in the province of Arezzo, accessed on January 14, 2013 (Italian)
- ↑ Repetti
- ↑ Official website of the municipality of Pergine Valdarno on the history of the place , accessed on January 14, 2013 (Italian)
- ↑ Il Comune di Laterina Pergine Valdarno (AR) , tuttitalia.it on the new municipality of Laterina Pergine Valdarno, accessed on January 2, 2018 (Italian)
- ↑ Repetti
- ^ I Luoghi della Fede der Regione Toscana , accessed on January 14, 2013 (Italian)
- ↑ Toscana oggi: Un viaggio alle radici della fede fra le chiese di Pieve a Presciano accessed on January 14, 2013 (Italian)